Education and Civilization The Transmission of Culture

Education and Civilization The Transmission of Culture / by J.K. Feibleman.

It has been asserted that there is no one universal proposition with which all philosophers would agree, including this one. The pre­ dicament has rarely been recognized and almost never accepted, although neither has it been successfully challenged. If the claim holds true for philosophy taken by i...

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Main Author: Feibleman, J.K (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1987.
Edition:1st ed. 1987.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Education—Philosophy.
Philosophy and social sciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
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Table of Contents:
  • I: The theory of education
  • 1. A philosophy of education
  • 2. The institution as educator
  • 3. The educational institution
  • 4. The eminence of scholarship
  • 5. The prevalence of ignorance
  • 6. The range of learning
  • II: The theory of practice in education
  • 1. Problems in the philosophy of education
  • 2. The education of the academic administrator
  • 3. Falsity in practice
  • III: The uses of university
  • 1. What happens in college?
  • 2. The college teacher
  • 3. Thoughts about teaching
  • 4. The well-grounded graduate
  • 5. A slower pace for superior students
  • 6. Athletic education
  • IV: The advancement of education
  • 1. Education and the genius
  • 2. The genius versus the American university
  • V: Education and civilization
  • 1. The cultural conditioning of education
  • 2. The future of the past
  • 3. The hidden philosophy of Americans
  • 4. Education and Western civilization
  • 5. Education and the total culture
  • Notes
  • A system of philosophy.

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