The formation of reason

by Bakhurst, David

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Title Statements

Full title :The formation of reason / David Bakhurst.

Summary

"In The Formation of Reason, David Bakhurst expounds and defends a socio-historical account of the human mind. Inspired by the work of the influential philosopher John McDowell, Bakhurst maintains that the distinctive character of human psychological powers resides in our responsiveness to reasons, a capacity that develops in children as they are initiated into traditions of thinking and reasoning. In this process of formation (or Bildung), children enter 'the space of reasons' to become rational agents in self-conscious control of their thoughts and actions. In addition to exploring McDowell's ideas, Bakhurst draws on a variety of thinkers - including Davidson, Hacking, Ilyenkov, Strawson, Vygotsky, Wiggins, and Wittgenstein - to illuminate questions of personhood, identity, learning, rationality, and freedom. Offering an intellectually stimulating exploration of the conceptual foundations of the philosophy of education, The Formation of Reason breathes fresh life into a familiar but controversial idea: that the end of education is the cultivation of autonomy."

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
Place of Publication:Chichester
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:186 Seiten.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781444339093, 1444339095
oclc:ocn825941263
LC Classification:BD418.3

Subjects

epistemology Knowledge, Theory of McDowell, John McDowell, John Henry Philosophie de l'esprit PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys Philosophy of mind Raison reason Théorie de la connaissance