Education and Free Will

Taylor & Francis

Education and Free WillSpinoza, Causal Determinism and Moral Formation\nAuthor(s): Johan Dahlbeck\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367489427, 978-0367489427\nSynopsis\nEducation and Free Will critically assesses and makes use of Spinozas insights on human freedom to construe an account of education that is compatible with causal determinism without sacrificing the educational goal of increasing students autonomy and self-determination. Offering a thorough investigation into the philosophical position of causal determinism, Dahlbeck discusses Spinozas view of self-determination and presents his own suggestions for an education for autonomy from a causal determinist point of view.\n\nThe book begins by outlining the free will problem in education, before expanding on a philosophical understanding of autonomy and how it is seen as an educational ideal. It considers Spinozas determinism and discusses his denial of m.