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In The Formation of Reason, philosophy professor David Bakhurst utilizes ideas from philosopher John McDowell to develop and defend a socio-historical account of the human mind.
• Provides the first detailed examination of the relevance of John McDowell's work to the Philosophy of Education
• Draws on a wide-range of philosophical sources, including the work of 'analytic' philosophers Donald Davidson, Ian Hacking, Peter Strawson, David Wiggins, and Ludwig Wittgenstein
• Considers non-traditional ideas from Russian philosophy and psychology, represented by Ilyenkov and Vygotsky
• Discusses foundational philosophical ideas in a way that reveals their relevance to educational theory and practice.
• Provides the first detailed examination of the relevance of John McDowell's work to the Philosophy of Education
• Draws on a wide-range of philosophical sources, including the work of 'analytic' philosophers Donald Davidson, Ian Hacking, Peter Strawson, David Wiggins, and Ludwig Wittgenstein
• Considers non-traditional ideas from Russian philosophy and psychology, represented by Ilyenkov and Vygotsky
• Discusses foundational philosophical ideas in a way that reveals their relevance to educational theory and practice.