Introduction to philosophy of education

Stella Van Petten Henderson

University of Chicago Press, 1947 - Education - 401 pages

Contents

• Philosophy Science and Philosophy of Education: 1
• Education and the Individual: 19
• the Social Heritage: 35
• The Chief End of Man: 50
• Components of the Good Life: 73
• Morality and Moral Conduct: 93
• Moral and Social: 117
• Democracy and Its Foundations: 140
• Philosophy and the Problems of Democracy: 158
• The Search for Ultimate Re ality: 190
• The Nature of Knowledge and Truth: 213
• Educational Philosophies and Educational Aims: 237
• The Development of Intelligence: 266
• Developing Creative Imagination: 294
• The Development of Character: 323
• The Good School: 349
• Glossary of Philosophical Terms: 379
• Acknowledgments: 384
• Selected Bibliography of Philosophical Fiction: 387
• Index: 389

Bibliographic information

• Title: Introduction to philosophy of education
• Author: Stella Van Petten Henderson
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1947
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jun 24, 2011
• Length: 401 pages
• Subjects: Education; Education / Philosophy & Social Aspects