Whitehead and philosophy of education : the seamless coat of learning

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    • Evans, Malcolm D.

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Whitehead and philosophy of education : the seamless coat of learning

Malcolm D. Evans

(Value inquiry book series, 74)

Rodopi, 1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

"A volume in Philosophy of Education, PHED"

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Description

That process philosophy can be the foundation of the theory and practice of educating human beings is the main argument of this book. The process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead (1861-1947) is the particular thinking on which this book is based. Readers are shown that Whitehead's process philosophy provides a frame, a conceptual matrix, that addresses their concerns about education and offers direction for their educative acts. Whitehead theorized that all living entities are connected in some way. Relatedness, connectedness, and holism are recurring themes in this exploration of Whitehead's implied philosophy of education. Whitehead never wrote a philosophy of education, but his writings over a period of nearly thirty years reveal a persistent interest and concern with education. His work, ranging from Introduction to Mathematics (1911) to Adventures of Ideas (1938), is drawn on here to construct, not Whitehead's philosophy of education, but, a Whiteheadian philosophy of education. Whitehead and Philosophy of Education brings to scholars and students of education an understanding of Whitehead as an important figure in philosophy, particularly philosophy of education; an acquaintance with process philosophy; a brief treatment of Whitehead's life and an account of events and experiences that influenced his philosophizing; and an exploration of the educationally salient concepts found in Whitehead's formal and informal philosophy with special attention to Whitehead's ideas about creativity, process, rhythm, wisdom, and knowledge. Whitehead writes of phases of the rhythm of education - romance, precision, and generalization. The book is organized with attention to these three phases. Part One-Romance introduces readers to Whitehead the person, and the change of context for educating from a mechanistic world-view to an organismic one. Part Two-Precision examines Whitehead's writings, as they relate to process philosophy and to educating. Part Three-Generalization is an application of the explorations of Parts One and Two, yielding a construction of a Whiteheadian philosophy of education and suggestions for educational practice.

Table of Contents

Editorial Foreword. Preface. Copyright Acknowledgments. Part One: Romance. ONE Whitehead: A Life of the Mind in the World. TWO Context: Two Worldviews. Part Two: Precision. THREE Philosophy: Whitehead, Philosophy, and Education. FOUR Speculation: Examining Whitehead's Philosophy. Part Three: Generalization. FIVE Construction: A Whiteheadian Philosophy of Education. Notes. Bibliography. Appendix: Whitehead's Writings Relevant to Education. About the Author. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA71630035
  • ISBN
    • 9042004320
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Amsterdam
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 125 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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