Bakhurst, David
The Formation of Reason
In The Formation of Reason, philosophy professor David Bakhurst utilizes ideas from philosopher John McDowell to develop and defend a socio-historical account of the human mind.
- Provides the first detailed examination of the relevance of John McDowell's work to the Philosophy of Education
- Draws on a wide-range of philosophical sources, including the work of 'analytic' philosophers Donald Davidson, Ian Hacking, Peter Strawson, David Wiggins, and Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Considers non-traditional ideas from Russian philosophy and psychology, represented by Ilyenkov and Vygotsky
- Discusses foundational philosophical ideas in a way that reveals their relevance to educational theory and practice
Keywords: Psychology, John McDowell, philosophy, education, educational theory of mind, self, Bildungsprozess
- Author(s)
- Bakhurst, David
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2011
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 200 pages
- Categories
- Philosophy
- General Works
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444395594
- Printed ISBN
- 9781444339093
