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Liberal Philosophy of Education: a paradigm under strain 1
Author(s) -
JONATHAN RUTH
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of philosophy of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.501
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1467-9752
pISSN - 0309-8249
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9752.1995.tb00343.x
Subject(s) - philosophy of education , liberal education , sociology , media studies , philosophy , higher education , social science , law , liberal arts education , political science
This paper suggests that liberal philosophy of education, which shares the implicit commitments of modern neutralist liberalism, also exhibits that political philosophy's theoretical inadequacies and inability to guide practice. It argues that neither theoretical perspective can redeem its claims to equally respect the demands of liberty and equity, when those claims rely only on arguments of procedural value. Consequent implications, for both educational theory and educational aims, are discussed.