| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 217 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The making of Darwinism -- Darwin and the good in human nature -- Nature's lessons : applying evolutionary theory to educational philosophy in the nineteenth century -- From philosophy of nature to educational philosophy -- Spencer's educational philosophy -- Huxley's educational philosophy -- Kropotkin's educational philosophy -- Conclusion -- Dewey's Darwinism : human nature and the interdependence of life -- Change and growth are the essential features of Darwinism -- Human beings can only be understood as part of the natural world -- The natural and the social : Dewey's notion of habit -- Human beings are by nature social animals, and can only be understood through their sociability -- Living in the world : democracy as a natural value -- Dewey's Darwinian educational philosophy -- Mary Midgley and the ecological telos -- Innate needs -- The teleological implications of having needs -- Feminism and human nature : a case study in teleological thinking -- On building a whole life -- Moral objectivity and the reality of evil -- Breaking down the is/ought dichotomy -- A transcendent life -- A Darwinian education -- The aims and purposes of education : a Darwinian perspective -- Emotions and reason -- Particularism and universalism -- From nature to culture : a Darwinian curriculum -- Cultivating wonder : educational didactics -- Final thoughts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Dewey, John, 1859-1952
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| SUBJECT |
Dewey, John, 1859-1952 fast |
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Nature and nurture.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Social Darwinism.
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Social Darwinism.
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SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
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Evolution (Biology)
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Nature and nurture
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Social Darwinism
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441618634 |
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1441618635 |
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9781438426426 |
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1438426429 |
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