Education and the Value of Knowledge

Name: Education and the Value of Knowledge
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

In this title, first published in 1982, the author deals with some of the all-important questions of curriculum justification such as \u2018why do we value knowledge?\u2019; \u2018why is it that we value some kinds of knowledge more than others?\u2019; \u2018can we simply receive knowledge to be good, or is our belief that it is so grounded in man\u2019s nature, or that of knowledge itself?\u2019. Traditional theories of justification are examined, and there is a detailed discussion of contributions to this question by such well-known philosophers as Hirst, Peters, Elliott and White. This title will be of interest to student of the philosophy of education. > In this title, first published in 1982, the author deals with some of the all-important questions of curriculum justification such as \u2018why do we value knowledge?\u2019; \u2018why is it that we value some kinds of knowledge more than others?\u2019; \u2018can we simply receive knowledge to be good, or is our belief that it;