
Education and Knowledge
The Structured Misrepresentation of Reality
Kevin Harris(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. February 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-1-138-69413-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this book, first published in 1979, Kevin Harris explores the idea that in capitalist liberal democracies formal education functions essentially not to reveal reality, but rather to transmit to each new generation a structured misrepresentation of reality. In defence of this controversial and thought-provoking view, the author argues that all knowledge of the world is theory-laden and that a neutral, detached, objective description of the world is impossible. This title will be of interest to students of the philosophy of education.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
293 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-69413-2 (9781138694132)
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Person
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Content
Preface; Introduction; 1. Knowing and Interpreting the World 2. Theory and Critical Preference 3. Ideology 4. Attacking Ideology 5. Education 6. Possibilities; Notes; Index