The formation of reason / David Bakhurst. 6
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Language: Unknown language code Summary language: Unknown language code Original language: Unknown language code Series: ; Journal of philosophy of education book seriesChichester, West Sussex UK : Wiley-Blackwell, ©201146Edition: Description: 23 cm. xiv, 186 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781444339093 (pbk.)ISSN: 2Other title: 6 []Uniform titles: | | Subject(s): -- 2 McDowell, John Henry. -- 0 -- -- | -- 2 -- 0 -- 6 -- | 2 0 -- | -- -- 20 -- | | -- -- Philosophy of mind.;Knowledge, Theory of.;Reason. -- -- 20 -- | -- -- -- 20 -- --Genre/Form: -- 2 -- Additional physical formats: DDC classification: | 128/.33 LOC classification: | BD418.3 | .B355 20112Other classification: PHI009000| Item type | Current location | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Provided by publisher. In The Formation of Reason, David Bakhurst expounds and defends a socio-historical account of the human mind. Inspired by the work of the influential philosopher John McDowell, Bakhurst maintains that the distinctive character of human psychological powers resides in our responsiveness to reasons, a capacity that develops in children as they are initiated into traditions of thinking and reasoning. In this process of formation (or Bildung), children enter 'the space of reasons' to become rational agents in self-conscious control of their thoughts and actions. In addition to exploring McDowell's ideas, Bakhurst draws on a variety of thinkers - including Davidson, Hacking, Ilyenkov, Strawson, Vygotsky, Wiggins, and Wittgenstein - to illuminate questions of personhood, identity, learning, rationality, and freedom. Offering an intellectually stimulating exploration of the conceptual foundations of the philosophy of education, The Formation of Reason breathes fresh life into a familiar but controversial idea: that the end of education is the cultivation of autonomy--
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