Grey Wisdom? : Philosophical Reflections on Conformity and Opposition between Generations
ISBN: 9789048504886
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Amsterdam University Press
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Subjects: Philosophy; History;

Should 'new' generations act in conformity with, or in opposition to 'older' generations? This can be regarded as a central question in the philosophical study of education. This question has practical implications. Should it be our main concern to initiate children into our traditions, or should we foster what is new and unique in every child? But it also has a meta-theoretical side to it. Obviously, scholars stand on the shoulders of their predecessors. But should they aim at carrying on an academic school of thought, or should they try to initiate a new one? This book, which includes contributions by authors from several countries, covers a range of topics that extends across different aspects of the central question. Because most contributions are accompanied by a critical response from a scholar belonging to a 'different academic generation', the problem of the relation between generations is also reflected in the design of the book.

Roel van Goor is a teacher and doctoral candidate in the philosophy of education at the University of Amsterdam. He has a special interest in epistemological and socio-philosophical questions, particularly concerning social inclusion and pluralism.|Ernst Mulder is an historian of education at the University of Amsterdam. He has a special interest in the history of the social and behavioural sciences.

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