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Philosophy of Development

Reconstructing the Foundations of Human Development and Education

Part of the book series: Philosophy and Education (PHED, volume 8)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Theoretical Framework

    1. Philosophy of development: an invitation

      • Wouter van Haaften, Thomas Wren
      Pages 1-12
    2. The concept of development

      • Wouter van Haaften
      Pages 13-29
    3. Models of human development

      • Guy Widdershoven
      Pages 31-41
    4. Foundational development

      • Wouter van Haaften
      Pages 43-53
    5. Evaluative claims about foundational development

      • Wouter van Haaften
      Pages 75-91
  3. Theories of Individual and Collective Development

    1. Cognitive development

      • Jan Boom
      Pages 101-117
    2. Moral development

      • Michiel Korthals
      Pages 119-133
    3. Aesthetic development

      • Jos de Mul
      Pages 135-152
    4. Scientific development

      • Guy Widdershoven
      Pages 153-161
    5. Societal development

      • Michiel Korthals
      Pages 163-181
    6. Artistic development

      • Jos de Mul
      Pages 183-198
  4. Development and Education

    1. Conceptual development and education

      • Ger Snik
      Pages 199-210
  5. Philosophical Context

    1. Developmental philosophy and postmodernism

      • Jos de Mul, Michiel Korthals
      Pages 245-260
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 261-293

About this book

Philosophy of development is a fascinating area of research at the intersection of philosophy, psychology, and education. This book is unique in that it combines a broad sketch of contemporary developmental theory with detailed discussions of its central issues, in order to construct a general framework for understanding and analyzing theories of individual and collective development in various domains ranging from cognitive and moral development to developments in art. Special attention is also given to the rich relations between conceptual development and education.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Wouter Haaften

  • Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands

    Michiel Korthals

  • Loyola University of Chicago, USA

    Thomas Wren

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Philosophy of Development

  • Book Subtitle: Reconstructing the Foundations of Human Development and Education

  • Editors: Wouter Haaften, Michiel Korthals, Thomas Wren

  • Series Title: Philosophy and Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8782-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4319-6Published: 31 December 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4770-0Published: 15 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-8782-2Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0923-9065

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 296

  • Topics: Philosophy of Education

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