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In Praise of the Cognitive Emotions (Routledge Revivals) : And Other Essays in the Philosophy of Education
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First published in 1991, In Praise of Cognitive Emotions comprises fourteen of Scheffler's most recent essays - all of which challenge contemporary notions of education and rationality. While defending the ideal of rationality, he insists that rationality not be identified with a mental faculty or a mechanism of inference but taken rather as the capactity to grasp principles and purposes and to evaluate them in the light of relevant reasons. Examining a broad range of issues - from computers in school to math education, from metaphor to morality - these essays are unified by Scheffler's conviction of the primacy of critical thought in education.
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- ISBN-13: 9780415581530
- ISBN-10: 0415581532
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: July 2010
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.82 pounds
- Page Count: 190
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