John Locke (Continuum Library of Educational Thought): v. 6 (Bloomsbury Library of Educational Thought) - Hardcover

Moseley, Dr Alexander

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826484050 ISBN 13: 9780826484055

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2007

Synopsis

A major international reference series providing comprehensive accounts of the work of seminal educational thinkers from a variety of periods, disciplines and traditions. It is the most ambitious and prestigious such project ever published - a definitive resource for at least a generation. The thinkers include: Aquinas, Aristotle, Bourdieu, Bruner, Dewey, Foucault, Freire, Holt, Kant, Locke, Montessori, Neill, Newman, Owen, Peters, Piaget, Plato, Rousseau, Steiner, Vygotsky, West and Wollstonecraft.
John Locke is indisputably a major thinker in education. Alexander Moseley's volume offers the most coherent account of Locke's educational thought. This work is divided into:
Intellectual biography
Critical exposition of Locke's work
The reception and influence of Locke's work and The relevance of the work today.

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About the Authors

Alexander Moseley lectured in philosophy before setting up a private educational service in the UK. He is the author of several books, including an educational biography of John Locke, An Introduction to Political Philosophy, and An A-Z of Philosophy.

Richard Bailey is a writer and researcher in education and sport. A former teacher in both primary and secondary schools and a teacher trainer, he has been Professor at a number of leading Universities in the UK. He now lives and works in Germany, where he is Manager of Sport and Health at the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826484050
• ISBN 13: 9780826484055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248