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Title

Philosophy of development : reconstructing the foundations of human development and education / edited by Wouter van Haaften, Michiel Korthals, and Thomas Wren.

Publication

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1997.

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Additional Authors

• Haaften, A. W. van (A. Wouter), 1941-
• Korthals, Michiel.
• Wren, Thomas E.

Description

viii, 292 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

Philosophy of development is a fascinating area of research at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and education. This book is unique in that it combines a broad sketch of contemporary developmental theory with detailed discussions of its central issues, in order to construct a general framework for understanding and analyzing theories of individual and collective development in various domains ranging from cognitive and moral development to developments in art. Special attention is also given to the rich relations between conceptual development and education. The approach taken in this volume is located in the landscape of current philosophical debate. The book is not a mere collection of articles. It has been written in close cooperation by seven authors aiming to provide a coherent, albeit rather elaborate, prolegomenon to what a fully comprehensive philosophy of development would look like.

Series Statement

Philosophy and education ; v. 8

Uniform Title

Philosophy and education ; v. 8.

Subject

• Developmental psychology > Philosophy
• Child development > Philosophy
• Ontwikkelingspsychologie
• Onderwijs
• Filosofische aspecten
• Psychologie du développement > Philosophie

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-282) and index.

Contents

Philosophy of development : an invitation / Wouter van Haaften and Thomas Wren -- The concept of development / Wouter van Haaften -- Models of human development / Guy Widdershoven -- Foundational development / Wouter van Haaften -- Reconstruction and explanation of foundational development / Michiel Korthals -- Evaluative claims about foundational development / Wouter van Haaften -- Dimensions of individual and collective development in various domains / Michiel Korthals -- Cognitive development / Jan Boom -- Moral development / Michiel Korthals -- Aesthetic development / Jos de Mul -- Scientific development / Guy Widdershoven -- Societal development / Michiel Korthals -- Artistic development / Jos de Mul -- Scientific development / Guy Widdershoven -- Societal development / Michiel Korthals -- Aristic development / Jos de Mul -- Conceptual development and education ; Education and the development of personal autonomy / Ger Snik -- Structuralist and hermeneutic approaches to development / Jos de Mul -- Developmental philosophy and postmodernism / Jos de Mul and Michiel Korthals.

ISBN

• 0792343190
• 9780792343196

LCCN

96048833

OCLC

• ocm35990238
• 35990238
• SCSB-2113855

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library