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Richard Peters and Valuing Authenticity
Author(s) -
DEGENHARDT M. A. B.
Publication year - 2009
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.1467-9752.2009.00715.x
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , epistemology , philosophy of education , ideal (ethics) , philosophy , sociology , environmental ethics , law , higher education , political science , machine learning , computer science
Richard Peters has been praised for the authenticity of his philosophy, and inquiry into aspects of the development of his philosophy reveals a profound authenticity. Yet authenticity is something he seems not to favour. The apparent paradox is resolved by observing historical changes in the understanding of authenticity as an important value. Possibilities are noted for further explorations as to how to understand and value it as an educational ideal.