Civil Society’s Education: Reflections on the Informal Roots of Learning (Bloomsbury Inquiries in Philosophy and Education) - Softcover

Winch, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1350513407 ISBN 13: 9781350513402

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, 2026

Synopsis

This book examines the relationship between the educational activities of civil society and those of the state via three case studies in vocational education, political education, and educational markets. Winch argues that the narrower educational activities of the state cannot be understood independently of those that take place in civil society which consists of institutions such as families, churches, businesses, trade unions, charities and political associations. Drawing on arguments and ideas in the work of Hume, Wittgenstein, Rhees, Vico, Hegel and Gramsci and building on the work of authors such as Bakhurst, Roedl and Hamlyn, the book breaks new ground in offering a philosophical account of civil society and the place of education within it. It is relevant to a range of societies, including those without a state or where the state has little influence, located in geographically and temporally diverse contexts.

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About the Author

Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King's College London, UK.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350513407
• ISBN 13: 9781350513402
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 280