In the 1960s educational philosophers showed enormous interest in the nature of knowledge and the curriculum. This work responds to the need to reinstate conceptual problems of truth, knowledge and the curriculum on the agenda for debate.
This collection aims to explore different conceptions of epistemological inquiry and their influence on pedagogy and the curricular content of primary and secondary education. It is arguable that curriculum policy makers have continued to subscribe to a foundationalist paradigm …
Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all…
Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all…
"C. S. Peirce, the founder of pragmatism, argued that a true belief is a belief which would be indefeasible - a belief which would stand up to inquiry, were it to be pursued as far as it could fruitfully go. In this book Cheryl Misak argues for and elucidates the pragmatic accou…
C.S. Peirce, founder of pragmatism, argued that truth is what we would agree upon, were enquiry to be pursued as far as it could go. Here, C.J. Misak argues for and elucidates the pragmatic account of truth, paying attention to Peirce's texts and to the requirements for a suitab…
C.S. Peirce, founder of pragmatism, argued that truth is what we would agree upon, were enquiry to be pursued as far as it could go. Here, C.J. Misak argues for and elucidates the pragmatic account of truth, paying attention to Peirce's texts and to the requirements for a suitab…
"C. S. Peirce, the founder of pragmatism, argued that a true belief is a belief which would be indefeasible - a belief which would stand up to inquiry, were it to be pursued as far as it could fruitfully go. In this book Cheryl Misak argues for and elucidates the pragmatic accou…
C.S. Peirce, founder of pragmatism, argued that truth is what we would agree upon, were enquiry to be pursued as far as it could go. Here, C.J. Misak argues for and elucidates the pragmatic account of truth, paying attention to Peirce's texts and to the requirements for a suitab…