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Essays on Religion and Education

by R. M. Hare (emeritus Professor Of Philosophy, Emeritus Professor Of Philosophy, University Of Oxford And University Of Florida, Gainesville)

  • Paperback
  • 248 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 13.9 x 21.7 x 1.3 cm

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For educators and philosophers seeking clarity on ethics

Addresses the challenge of moral education today

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Explore profound insights on morality and education with R. M. Hare's essays.

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R. M. Hare, one of the most widely discussed of today's moral philosophers, here presents his most important essays on religion and education, in which he brings together the theoretical and the practical. The book opens with an exposition of his ideas on the meaning of religious language. There follow several essays, theoretical and practical, on the relations between religion and morality, which have deep implications for moral education. The central question addressed in the rest of the volume is how children can be educated to think for themselves, freely but rationally, about moral questions; and Professor Hare examines the effects on society of failure to achieve this. He argues that those who want to dispense with morality are in effect resigning from a vital educational task. Attitudes to euthanasia and to equality of educational opportunity are taken as examples of how our thinking can go wrong. 'The former Professor of Moral Philosophy at Oxford ...has brought together a collection of papers exploring, with his customary clarity of thought and elegance of expression, the light which moral philosophy can shed on certain religious and educational questions ...it is illuminating to follow an eminent philosopher at work on matters of great practical importance, and in prodding theologians to think more clearly.' Church Times '[a] cogent and compelling vision, enunciated with all the intelligence, elegance and vigour for which Hare is justly renowned' Times Literary Supplement 'All the essays are a delight to read: clear, succinct, precisely expressed, and devoid of technical jargon. The collection will be welcomed by philosophers of education.' Theology 'an important resource for persons interested in clarifying the language of moral education in a religiously pluralist society' Religious Studies Review 'admirably clear and straightforward' IJournal of the American Academy of Religion 'It is ...a pleasure to receive for review a book by someone who is palpably expert in a particular discipline, and able to deploy that discipine on topics which have a demonstrably practical relevance to education. Most books satisfy neither criterion; this one satisfies both. Add Hare's well-known clarity of style and presentation, and we have something really worth reading.' Oxford Review of Education
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  • Author

    R. M. Hare (emeritus Professor Of Philosophy, Emeritus Professor Of Philosophy, University Of Oxford And University Of Florida, Gainesville)

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    September 1998

  • Edition

    New edition

  • Weight

    273g

  • Page Count

    248

  • Dimensions

    13.9 x 21.7 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198249962

  • ISBN-10

    0198249969

  • Eden Code

    1225528

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