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46Does a Sentiment‐Based Ethics of Caring Improve upon a Principles‐Based One? The problem of impartial moralityEducational Philosophy and Theory 40 (3). 2008.My task in this paper is to demonstrate, contra Nel Noddings, that Kantian ethics does not have an expectation of treating those closest to one the same as one would a stranger. In fact, Kantian ethics has what I would consider a robust statement of how it is that those around us come to figure prominently in the development of one's ethics. To push the point even further, I argue that Kantian ethics has an even stronger claim to treating those closest to oneself as imperative than Noddings and …Read more
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5Kant's philosophy: a study for educatorsBloomsbury Academic. 2013.James Scott Johnston's incisive study draws on a holistic reading of Kant: one that views him as developing and testing a complete system (theoretical, practical, historical and anthropological) with education as a vital component. As such, the book begins with an extensive overview of Kant's chief theoretical work (the Critique of Pure Reason), and from that overview distils crucial discussions (the role of practical reason; the claims of the third antinomy) for his moral theory. An extended di…Read more
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28Deweyan Inquiry: From Education Theory to PracticeState University of New York Press. 2009.The case for inquiry -- The case for Deweyan inquiry -- An account of general inquiry -- Inquiry in science education -- Inquiry in social science education -- Inquiry in art and art education -- Inquiry, embodiment, and kinaesthetics in education -- Conclusion.
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16Authority, Inquiry, and Education: A Response to Dewey's CriticsEducational Studies 35 (3). 2004.
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8John Dewey's Earlier Logical TheoryState University of New York Press. 2014._Analysis of Dewey's pre-1916 work on logic and its relationship to his better-known 1938 book on the topic._
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11Does a Sentiment‐Based Ethics of Caring Improve upon a Principles‐Based One? The problem of impartial moralityEducational Philosophy and Theory 40 (3): 436-452. 2008.My task in this paper is to demonstrate, contra Nel Noddings, that Kantian ethics does not have an expectation of treating those closest to one the same as one would a stranger. In fact, Kantian ethics has what I would consider a robust statement of how it is that those around us come to figure prominently in the development of one's ethics. To push the point even further, I argue that Kantian ethics has an even stronger claim to treating those closest to oneself as imperative than Noddings and …Read more
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7Afterword. On Enlightenment and the Most Difficult Problem of the Human SpeciesCon-Textos Kantianos 1 280-286. 2015.In this Afterword, I discuss the papers contained in the dossier in regards to a central issue for Kant: leadership. The issue for Kant is the paradox of the human species’ need for a master that is human yet morally perfect. This of course is an as-yet unobtainable requirement that Kant thinks can only be properly met through a civil constitution. The issues of elitism and the tension between a ‘maximal’ and ‘minimal’ Enlightenment in light of Kant’s requirement will be discussed.
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36Moral law and moral education: Defending Kantian autonomyJournal of Philosophy of Education 41 (2). 2007.In this paper, I examine why Kantian ethics has had such a hard time of it. I look at readings of Kant’s moral theory that have had great force in the 20th century and conclude that these have much to do with an ensuing confusion, which has led to charges of rigidity, formality and severity. Then I demonstrate that when we make moral judgements we rely heavily on the stock of rules, norms, duties and laws that is extant in our social life. We use these as frames that are already influential in t…Read more
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