new book – ‘The Formation of Reason’
Written on May 8, 2011
The Formation of Reason by David Bakhurst (Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)
Product description from the publisher:
In The Formation of Reason, philosophy professor David Bakhurst utilizes ideas from philosopher John McDowell to develop and defend a socio-historical account of the human mind.
* Provides the first detailed examination of the relevance of John McDowell’s work to the Philosophy of Education
* Draws on a wide-range of philosophical sources, including the work of ‘analytic’ philosophers Donald Davidson, Ian Hacking, Peter Strawson, David Wiggins, and Ludwig Wittgenstein
* Considers non-traditional ideas from Russian philosophy and psychology, represented by Ilyenkov and Vygotsky
* Discusses foundational philosophical ideas in a way that reveals their relevance to educational theory and practice
See also: Life in the Space of Reasons: Mood, Music, Education, and the Philosophy of John McDowell (pdf) by David Bakhurst
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