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Reading R. S. Peters on Education Today
Author(s) -
CUYPERS STEFAAN E.,
MARTIN CHRISTOPHER
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.1467-9752.2010.00766.x
Subject(s) - reading (process) , originality , philosophy of education , sociology , field (mathematics) , work (physics) , epistemology , pedagogy , environmental ethics , social science , engineering ethics , higher education , philosophy , political science , law , engineering , qualitative research , mechanical engineering , mathematics , pure mathematics
This introduction to this special issue offers an overview of R. S. Peters' seminal role in the development of modern philosophy of education, acknowledging the originality and range of his work, and indicating his continuing importance to the field. It explains the structure and organisation of the collection and provides a rationale for this body of work as a rereading of Peters in the light of current concerns.