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In Praise of the Cognitive Emotions (Routledge Revivals)|Israel Scheffler

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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