Philosophies of Environmental Education and Democracy - Harris, Dewey, and Bateson on Human Freedoms in Nature

Zusatztext "Watras (education! Univ. of Dayton) argues the need for an alternative ethical framework for American democracy that offsets the ongoing process of environmental destruction these values engender. ? Watras's book is important reading for anyone interested in the problem of environmental destruction. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers." (J. A. Fischel! Choice! Vol. 53 (10)! June! 2016) Informationen zum Autor Joseph Watras is Professor of Foundations of Education at the University of Dayton, USA. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Dewey4. Science, Imagination, and the Environmental Movement-Gregory Bateson's Views 5. Where Do We Go from Here?

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"Watras (education, Univ. of Dayton) argues the need for an alternative ethical framework for American democracy that offsets the ongoing process of environmental destruction these values engender. ... Watras's book is important reading for anyone interested in the problem of environmental destruction. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers." (J. A. Fischel, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016)

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• Authors: Joseph Watras
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9781137484208
• ISBN: 978-1-137-48420-8
• No. of pages: 109
• Series: The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education; Cultural and Social Foundation; The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education; Cultural and Social Foundation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, Education, Sociology, Society, Society & social sciences, Philosophy of Science, Social Sciences, philosophy of education, History of Education, Social Sciences, general, International and Comparative Education, Philosophy & theory of education, Comparative education, International education, Educational Philosophy, Education—Philosophy, Education—History, Philosophy and science, Philosophy and social sciences, Palgrave Education Collection