Philosophies of environmental education and democracy : Harris, Dewey, and Bateson on human freedoms in nature

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    • Watras, Joseph

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Philosophies of environmental education and democracy : Harris, Dewey, and Bateson on human freedoms in nature

Joseph Watras

(Palgrave pivot)(The cultural and social foundations of education)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

1st ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The project examines how three prominent philosophers of education - William Torrey Harris, John Dewey, and Gregory Bateson - each developed a world view that provides a philosophical basis for environmental education.

Table of Contents

1. Defining the Task 2. Developing Freedom within Social Institutions-The Ideas of William Torrey Harris and the St. Louis Hegelians 3. Pragmatism and Ecological Conservation-The Ideas of John Dewey 4. Science, Imagination, and the Environmental Movement-Gregory Bateson's Views 5. Where Do We Go from Here?

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