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Item Details
Title:
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THE THERAPY OF EDUCATION
PHILOSOPHY, HAPPINESS AND PERSONAL GROWTH |
By: |
Paul Standish (Editor), Paul Smeyers (Editor), Richard Smith (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£72.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0230625029 |
ISBN 13: |
9780230625020 |
Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
Pub. date: |
6 December, 2006 |
Description: |
The idea of education as therapy goes back to ancient times. Today, it is understood that the role of the teacher comprises aspects of therapy directed towards the child. But to what extent should this relationship be developed, and what are its concomitant responsibilities? This book offers a challenging philosophical approach to these issues. |
Synopsis: |
The idea that education involves a kind of therapy goes back to ancient times: Socrates was, at least in part, concerned with a kind of care of the self, and Plato in his early dialogues presents education as a cure for bad intellectual and moral habits. In the modern day, where the culture of therapy is prevalent to all walks of life, it is understood that the role of the teacher comprises aspects of therapy directed towards the child. But to what extent should this relationship be developed, and what are its concomitant responsibilities? This book offers a challenging philosophical approach to the inherent problems and tensions involved with these issues. Ultimately, it raises the question - is education itself in need of 'therapy'? |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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