Philosophy of Development Reconstructing the Foundations of Human Development and Education

Philosophy of development is a fascinating area of research at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and education. This book is unique in that it combines a broad sketch of contemporary developmental theory with detailed discussions of its central issues, in order to construct a general frame...

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Other Authors: van Haaften, A.W. (Editor), Korthals, Michiel (Editor), Wren, T.E. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Series:Philosophy and Education
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • One Theoretical Framework
  • 1. Philosophy of development: an invitation
  • 2. The concept of development
  • 3. Models of human development
  • 4. Foundational development
  • 5. Reconstruction and explanation of foundational development
  • 6. Evaluative claims about foundational development
  • Two Theories of Individual and Collective Development
  • 7. Dimensions of individual and collective development in various domains
  • 8. Cognitive development
  • 9. Moral development
  • 10. Aesthetic development
  • 11. Scientific development
  • 12. Societal development
  • 13. Artistic development
  • Three Development and Education
  • 14. Conceptual development and education
  • 15. Education and the development of personal autonomy
  • Four Philosophical Context
  • 16. Structuralist and hermeneutic approaches to development
  • 17. Developmental philosophy and postmodernism
  • References
  • About the authors