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    A Companion to the Philosophy of Education (edited book)
    Wiley-Blackwell. 2003.
    _A Companion to the Philosophy of Education_ is a comprehensive guide to philosophical thinking about education. Offers a state-of-the-art account of current and controversial issues in education, including issues pertaining to multiculturalism, special education, sex education, and academic freedom. Written by an international team of leading experts, who are directly engaged with these profound and complex educational problems. Serves as an indispensable guide to the field of philosophy of edu…Read more
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    The Contribution Of Nicomachean Ethics Iii 5 To Aristotle'S Theory Of Responsibility
    History of Philosophy Quarterly 6 (July): 261-277. 1989.
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    This paper develops an interpretation and analysis of the arguments for public education which open Book VIII of Aristotle's Politics , drawing on both the wider Aristotelian corpus and on examination of continuities with Plato's Laws . Part III : Sections VIII-XI examine the two arguments which Aristotle adduces in support of the claim that education should be provided through a public system. The first of these arguments concerns the need to unify society through education for friendship and t…Read more
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    Connected Learning and the Foundations of Psychometrics: A Rejoinder
    Journal of Philosophy of Education 40 (1): 17-29. 2006.
    This paper continues an exchange between its author and Andrew Davis. Part I addresses the attribution and ontological status of mental constructs and argues that philosophical work on these topics does not undermine high stakes testing. Part II examines the significance for testing of the connectedness of meaningful learning. Part III addresses the high stakes in high stakes testing in connection with the risk entailed by limited scoring reliability. It concludes that there is no straightforwar…Read more
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    Philosophy of Education (edited book)
    Philosophy of Education Society. 1999.
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    Aristotle on the Necessity of Public Education
    Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2000.
    Aristotle regarded law and education as the two fundamental and deeply interdependent tools of political art, making the use of education by the statesman a topic of the first importance in his practical philosophy. The present work develops the first comprehensive treatment of this neglected topic, and assesses the importance of Aristotle's defense of public education for current debates about school choice and privatization, and educational equality