The Formation Of Reason

In iThe Formation of Reasoni, philosophy professor David Bakhurst utilizes ideas from philosopher John McDowell to develop and defend a socio-historical account of the human mind. ul li divProvides the first detailed examination of the relevance of John McDowell's work to the Philosophy of Educationdiv li li divDraws on a wide-range of philosophical sources, including the work of 'analytic' philosophers Donald Davidson, Ian Hacking, Peter Strawson, David Wiggins, and Ludwig Wittgensteindiv li li divConsiders non-traditional ideas from Russian philosophy and psychology, represented by Ilyenkov and Vygotskydiv li li divDiscusses foundational philosophical ideas in a way that reveals their relevance to educational theory and practicebr div li ul