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      Moral Philosophy for Education (RLE Edu K)

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      Teachers and students are frequently confused as to the relevance of abstract philosophical theorising to the reality of the classroom and this book is distinctive for the attention it devotes…

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      Radical Education: A Critique of Freeschooling and Deschooling

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This volume is a comprehensive critique of the radical tradition in educational theory. It traces the development of the key ideas in radical literature from Rousseau to the present day.

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      Plato And Education

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This introduction to Plato’s philosophical and educational thought examines Plato’s views and relates them to issues and questions that occupy philosophers of education. Robin Barrow stresses the relevance of Plato…

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      Plato And Education

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This introduction to Plato’s philosophical and educational thought examines Plato’s views and relates them to issues and questions that occupy philosophers of education. Robin Barrow stresses the relevance of Plato…

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      Injustice, Inequality and Ethics: A Philisophical Introduction to Moral Problems

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      Abortion, distribution of wealth, civil disobedience, reverse discrimination, sex-role stereotyping, censorship - what does philosophy have to contribute to these practical moral issues? In this important book, first published in…

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      Moral Philosophy for Education (RLE Edu K)

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      Teachers and students are frequently confused as to the relevance of abstract philosophical theorising to the reality of the classroom and this book is distinctive for the attention it devotes…

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      Common Sense and the Curriculum

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This book addresses the question ‘What should be taught in schools and why?’. The book begins by stressing the way in which such a question should be approached and goes…

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      Happiness (RLE Edu K)

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This title reviews work relating to happiness, claims made in an educational context and postwar philosophical treatment of the concept. The author elucidates the concept of happiness and considers the…

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      Radical Education: A Critique of Freeschooling and Deschooling

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This volume is a comprehensive critique of the radical tradition in educational theory. It traces the development of the key ideas in radical literature from Rousseau to the present day.

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      Happiness (RLE Edu K)

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This title reviews work relating to happiness, claims made in an educational context and postwar philosophical treatment of the concept. The author elucidates the concept of happiness and considers the…

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      Common Sense and the Curriculum

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This book addresses the question ‘What should be taught in schools and why?’. The book begins by stressing the way in which such a question should be approached and goes…

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      Injustice, Inequality and Ethics: A Philisophical Introduction to Moral Problems

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      Abortion, distribution of wealth, civil disobedience, reverse discrimination, sex-role stereotyping, censorship - what does philosophy have to contribute to these practical moral issues? In this important book, first published in…

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      The Philosophy of Schooling

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This book, first published in 1981, provides a penetrating and lucid introduction to the philosophy of education. The emphasis on schooling rather than education draws attention to the broad spectrum…

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      Utilitarianism: A Contemporary Statement

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      In this book, first published in 1991, the author Dr Robin Barrow adopts the view that utilitarianism is the most coherent and persuasive ethical theory we have and argues in…

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      Language, Intelligence, and Thought

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      In this text, first published in 1993, Barrow decisively rejects the traditional assumption that intelligence has no educational significance and contends instead that intelligence is developed by the enlargement of…

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      Understanding Skills: Thinking, Feeling, and Caring

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      It is widely agreed that education should involve the development of understanding, critical thinking, imagination, and emotions. However, this book, first published in 1990, argues that our views to these…

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      Plato, Utilitarianism and Education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 3)

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      Argues that Plato’s views as expounded in the Republic indicate that he was a utilitarian. This book also argues that utilitarianism is the only acceptable ethical theory, and that these…

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      The Philosophy of Schooling

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      This book, first published in 1981, provides a penetrating and lucid introduction to the philosophy of education. The emphasis on schooling rather than education draws attention to the broad spectrum…

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      Utilitarianism: A Contemporary Statement

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      In this book, first published in 1991, the author Dr Robin Barrow adopts the view that utilitarianism is the most coherent and persuasive ethical theory we have and argues in…

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      Language, Intelligence, and Thought

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      In this text, first published in 1993, Barrow decisively rejects the traditional assumption that intelligence has no educational significance and contends instead that intelligence is developed by the enlargement of…

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      Understanding Skills: Thinking, Feeling, and Caring

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      It is widely agreed that education should involve the development of understanding, critical thinking, imagination, and emotions. However, this book, first published in 1990, argues that our views to these…

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      Plato, Utilitarianism and Education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 3)

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada)

      Argues that Plato’s views as expounded in the Republic indicate that he was a utilitarian. This book also argues that utilitarianism is the only acceptable ethical theory, and that these…

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      An Introduction to Philosophy of Education

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada),Ronald Woods (formely of the University of Leicester, UK)

      This introductory text, now in its fifth edition, shows, first and foremost, the importance of philosophy in educational debate and as a background to any practical activity such as teaching…

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      An Introduction to Philosophy of Education

      Robin Barrow (Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada),Ronald Woods (formely of the University of Leicester, UK)

      This introductory text, now in its fifth edition, shows, first and foremost, the importance of philosophy in educational debate and as a background to any practical activity such as teaching…

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