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Question In case I would like to know more about philosophy of education, but my background is Political Science...which authors you recomend me to start with?

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August 9, 2007

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There are the classic authors: Plato, Rousseau, and John Dewey.

Among contemporaries, I would name Nicholas Burbules (pragmatist), Harvey Siegel (analytic philosopher), and Joseph Dunne (Gadamerian).

Given your background in political science, you might also want to look at Paulo Freire for critical pedagogy and at Meira Levinson's The Demands of Liberal Education. This is a really well-written book on the education of personal autonomy in liberal society. For placing the philosophy of education into the wider context of political thought, you might look also at Amy Gutman's work. Formerly a political scientist, she is now President of the University Pennsylvania.

Question In case I would like to know more about philosophy of education, but my background is Political Science...which authors you recomend me to start with? Accepted:August 9, 2007

Question In case I would like to know more about philosophy of education, but my background is Political Science...which authors you recomend me to start with?

Accepted:
August 9, 2007