Education and the Common Good Essays in Honor of Robin Barrow

Robin Barrowhas been one of the leading philosophers of education formore thanforty years. This book is a critical but appreciative examination of his work by some of the leading philosophers of education at work today, with responses from Professor Barrow. It will focus on his work on curriculum, the analytic tradition in philosophy, education and schooling, and his use of Greek philosophy to enrich current debates in the subject. This work will be of interest to all those who have been influenced by his contributions to educational and philosophical debate.

A Very Short Introduction John Gingell 1. The Analytic Philosopher and the WriterRichard Smith 2.Barrow, Utilitarianism and EducationJohn Gingell 3.Ethical Theory, Utilitarianism and Anti-Theory Mike McNamee 4.In Defence of Virtue Teaching Richard Pring 5.Understanding Educational Theory: Reflections on the Work of Robin Barrow and John Darling David Carr 6.Robin Barrow on the Aims of Education Harvey Siegel 7.Is Barrow Nearly Right about Philosophy of Education Ruth Jonathan 8.Some Reflections Arising from Jonathan on Barrow Ian Gregory 9. Robin Barrow’s Account of Skills Paul Hager 10.Barrow on Liberal Education and Schooling Christopher Winch 11. Swansong: The Price of Everything… Robin Barrow

John Gingell is Reader in Philosophy at theUniversity of Northampton. Hehas published articles in learned journals and the following jointly authored books: Key Concepts in the Philosophy of Education, Modern Political Theory, Philosophy and Educational Policy, In Defence of High Culture.