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T E Wren, A. W. Haaften, A. W. van Haaften, Wouter van Haaften, M. Korthals, Michie Korthals...

Philosophy of Development - Reconstructing the Foundations of Human Development and Education

English · Hardback

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Description

Philosophy of development is a fascinating area of research at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and education. This book is unique in that it combines a broad sketch of contemporary developmental theory with detailed discussions of its central issues, in order to construct a general framework for understanding and analyzing theories of individual and collective development in various domains ranging from cognitive and moral development to developments in art. Special attention is also given to the rich relations between conceptual development and education.

List of contents

One Theoretical Framework.- 1. Philosophy of development: an invitation.- 2. The concept of development.- 3. Models of human development.- 4. Foundational development.- 5. Reconstruction and explanation of foundational development.- 6. Evaluative claims about foundational development.- Two Theories of Individual and Collective Development.- 7. Dimensions of individual and collective development in various domains.- 8. Cognitive development.- 9. Moral development.- 10. Aesthetic development.- 11. Scientific development.- 12. Societal development.- 13. Artistic development.- Three Development and Education.- 14. Conceptual development and education.- 15. Education and the development of personal autonomy.- Four Philosophical Context.- 16. Structuralist and hermeneutic approaches to development.- 17. Developmental philosophy and postmodernism.- References.- About the authors.

Summary

Philosophy of development is a fascinating area of research at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and education.

Product details

Assisted by	T E Wren (Editor), A. W. Haaften (Editor), A. W. van Haaften (Editor), Wouter van Haaften (Editor), M. Korthals (Editor), Michie Korthals (Editor), Michiel Korthals (Editor), A. W. van Haaften (Editor), T. E. Wren (Editor), T.E. Wren (Editor), Thomas Wren (Editor)
Publisher	Springer Netherlands

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	29.06.2009

EAN	9780792343196
ISBN	978-0-7923-4319-6
No. of pages	296
Weight	612 g
Illustrations	VIII, 296 p.
Series	Philosophy and Education Philosophy and Education
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous

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