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Becoming of Two Minds about Liberalism

A Chronicle of Philosophical and Moral Development

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Authors:
  1. Dwight R. Boyd

    1. University of Toronto, Canada

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  • Becoming of Two Minds explores critical arguments for and against liberalism, particularly as it conceptualizes social difference and conflict as a guide for moral judgement and education
  • The book utilizes a unique integration of philosophical essays and personal reflections on why and how they were written, including an autobiographical account of the intellectual influences that underlie the collection
  • This integration of philosophical essays and personal reflections traces a chronological account of changes in the authors thinking over 36 years, with a focus in later essays on the kind of conflict inherent in forms of oppression such as racism

Part of the book series: Moral Development and Citizenship Education (MORA)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 1-9

  3. Personal Prologue

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 11-22

  4. Conceptual Moral Distinctions Fundamental to Liberalism as I Interpret it

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 23-32

  5. The Kohlberg-Rawls Connection: The Moral Core of Liberalism Exemplified in Representatives of Two Disciplines

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 33-53

  6. The Principle of Principles

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 55-71

  7. Moral Education, Objectively Speaking

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 73-88

  8. The Moral Part of Pluralism as the Plural Part of Moral Education

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 89-108

  9. A Question of Adequate Aims

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 109-119

  10. Dominance Concealed Through Diversity: Implications of Inadequate Perspectives on Cultural Pluralism

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 121-145

  11. The Meaning of Dominance, the Dominance of Meaning, and the Morality of Matter

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 147-169

  12. The Place of Locating Oneself(ves)/Myself(ves) in Doing Philosophy of Education1

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 171-193

  13. The Skeleton of Racism in Liberalism’s Closet: Rawls as Suspect

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 195-229

  14. What’s Wrong with Sharing Responsibility

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 231-250

  15. The Legacies of Liberalism and Oppressive Relations: Facing a Dilemma for the Subject of Moral Education

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 251-272

  16. Character Education from the Left Field

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 273-295

  17. Moral Education Within Difference: Impediments to Appreciating the Moral Other

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 297-310

  18. Liberalism as a Theoretical Framework for Moral Education: Promises and Problems

    • Dwight R. Boyd
    Pages 311-327

  19. Back Matter

    Pages 329-343
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About this book

Integrating scholarly essays and personal reflections, Becoming of Two Minds chronicles a unique philosophical odyssey, a developmental journey of coming to recognize the inadequacy of liberalism in the face of some egregious social problems such as racism, while also appreciating its strengths. A Personal Prologue describing the main intellectual influences on the author locates the origins of the journey and functions as a backdrop for its interpretation. Fifteen chronologically organized essays, divided into three parts, identify significant positions of contrast between the two minds, establishing the direction of the journey and indications of change. Essays in Part I reflect early allegiance to liberalism and explore its core ideas as they should be interpreted to guide moral education. Those in Part II express disaffection with that allegiance, taking a distinctly critical stance toward liberalism. Part III then consists of essays that represent attempts to come to terms with the becoming of two minds exemplified in the tension between the ideas about liberalism expressed in Parts I and II. A Personal Preface also introduces each of the fifteen essays. These Prefaces address questions such as why the problem of the essay was chosen, why it was approached in a particular way, and what place the essay assumes in the direction the author’s journey takes.
    

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Toronto, Canada

    Dwight R. Boyd

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Becoming of Two Minds about Liberalism

  • Book Subtitle: A Chronicle of Philosophical and Moral Development

  • Authors: Dwight R. Boyd

  • Series Title: Moral Development and Citizenship Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-319-3

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-319-3Published: 22 December 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 344

  • Topics: Education, general

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