CiNii Books - In praise of the cognitive emotions and other essays in the philosophy of education

This collection of essays by a philosopher of education defends the ideal of rationality, but insists that rationality can not be identified with a mental faculty or a mechanism of inference but taken rather as the capacity to grasp principles and purposes and to evaluate them in the light of relevant reasons. The range of essays is wide, from computers in schools to metaphor and morality, but throughout, Scheffler is especially concerned to counteract the narrowing of educational vision, which has too often accompanied the technological revolution now sweeping education. Viewing reason as an outgrowth of symbolic capacity, he emphasizes its intimate connections with emotion and its teleological productive roles. This book should be of interest to students of philosophy of education, philosophy and psychology.

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Part I Human Nature 1. In Praise of the Cognitive Emotions 2. Human Nature and Potential 3. Making and Understanding Part II Symbolism 4. Educational Metaphors 5. Ten Myths of Metaphor 6. Symbolism, Ritual and Cognition Part III Curriculum 7. Basic Mathematical Skills 8. Computers at School 9. Moral Education Beyond Moral Reasoning Part IV Education 10. The Education of Policy Makers 11. Four Languages of Education 12. Vice into Virtue, of Seven Deadly Sins of Education Redeemed Part V Pragmatic Perspectives 13. John Dewey's Social and Educational Theory 14. Pragmatism as a Philosophy.

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This collection of essays defends the ideal of rationality, but insists that rationality should not be identified with a mental faculty or a mechanism of inference, but taken rather as the capacity to grasp principles and purposes and to evaluate them in the light of relevant reasons. Topics range from computers in schools to metaphor and morality but throughout Scheffler is especially concerned to counteract the narrowing of educational vision accompanying the technological revolution now sweeping education. Offering a background in human nature for understanding human potential, and viewing reason as an outgrowth of symbolic capacity, Scheffler emphasizes its intimate connections with emotion and its teleological productive roles.

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Part 1: Human nature - in praise of the cognitive emotions
human nature and potential
making and understanding. Part 2: symbolism
educational metaphors
ten myths of metaphor
symbolism, ritual and cognition. Part 3: Curriculum
basic mathematical skills
computers at school
moral education beyond moral reasoning. Part 4: education
the education of policy makers
four languages of education
vice into virtue, of seven deadly sins of education redeemed. Part 5: Pragmatic perspectives
John Dewey's social and educational theory
pragmatism as a philosophy.

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