Bertrand Russell was renowned for his provocative views on education. Considered an educational innovator, Russell attempted to create the perfect learning institution. Despite the failure of this practical vision, it did not stop him from continuing to strive towards inventing and arguing for a system of education free from repression. In Education and the Social Order, Russell dissects the motives behind educational theory and practice, and in doing so lays out original and controversial arguments for the reformation of the education of the individual.

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Renowned for his provocative views on education and considered an educational innovator, Russell dissects the motives behind educational theory and practice, and presents original and engaging arguments for the reformation of the education of the individual.

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1. The Individual verses the Citizen 2. The Negative Theory of Education 3. Education and Heredity 4. Emotion and Discipline 5. Home verses School 6. Aristocrats, Democrats, and Bureaucrats 7. The Herd in Education 8. Religion in Education 9. Sex in Education 10. Patriotism in Education Index

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Product details

ISBN
9781138168374
Published
2015-11-02
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight
520 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Age
G, U, 01, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
186

Biographical note

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970). A celebrated mathematician and logician, Russell was and remains one of the most genuinely widely read and popular philosophers of modern times.