A New Vision of Liberal Education

Most philosophers of education believe that the main aim of education is to endow students with personal autonomy, producing citizens who are reflective, make rational choices, and submit their values and beliefs to critical scrutiny. This book argues that an ordinary `unexamined¿ life is also worth living. Each chapter brings together philosophical and historical perspectives to reconceptualise the idea of an education which is both liberal and formative in spirit, and to stimulate change in the world of education.