Philosophies of Environmental Education and Democracy: Harris, Dewey, and Bateson on Human Freedoms in Nature

Joseph Watras (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

103 Seiten

2015 | 1st ed. 2015
Palgrave Pivot (Verlag)
978-1-137-48420-8 (ISBN)

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The project examines how three prominent philosophers of education - William Torrey Harris, John Dewey, and Gregory Bateson - each developed a world view that provides a philosophical basis for environmental education.

Joseph Watras is Professor of Foundations of Education at the University of Dayton, USA.

1. Defining the Task 2. Developing Freedom within Social Institutions-The Ideas of William Torrey Harris and the St. Louis Hegelians 3. Pragmatism and Ecological Conservation-The Ideas of John Dewey 4. Science, Imagination, and the Environmental Movement-Gregory Bateson's Views 5. Where Do We Go from Here?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.9.2015
Reihe/Serie	The Cultural and Social Foundations of Education
Zusatzinfo	2 Illustrations, black and white; VI, 103 p. 2 illus.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
ISBN-10	1-137-48420-9 / 1137484209
ISBN-13	978-1-137-48420-8 / 9781137484208
Zustand	Neuware