Rawls, Citizenship, and Education

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-87795-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 403 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

This book develops and applies a unified interpretation of John Rawls’ theory of justice as fairness in order to clarify the account of citizenship that Rawls relies upon, and the kind of educational policies that the state can legitimately pursue to promote social justice. Costa examines the role of the family as the "first school of justice" and its basic contribution to the moral and political development of children. It also argues that schools are necessary to supplement the education that families provide, teaching the political virtues that support just social institutions. The book also examines the questions of whether civic education should aim at cultivating patriotic feelings, and how it should respond to the deep cultural pluralism of contemporary democratic societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Costa, M. Victoria

Costa, Victoria

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Affektive, soziale und ethische Ziele in der Erziehung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments 1: Introduction 2: What is a Just Society? 3: Stability and Social Change 4: The Family 5: Reasonable Citizens 6: Free and Equal Citizens 7: Patriotism 8: Cultural Diversity 9: Concluding Remarks Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

Victoria Costa is Assistant Professorof Philosophy at Illinois State University.