Dewey, Russell, Whitehead: Philosophers as Educators

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DEWEY, RUSSELL, WHITEHEAD Philosophers as Educators Brian Patrick Hendley Hendley DEWEY, RUSSELL, WHITEHEAD Philosophers as Educators SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS Philosophy / Education In this book, Brian Patrick Hendley argues that philosophers of edu­ cation should reject their preoccupation with defining terms and analyzing concepts and embrace the philosophical task of con­ structing general theories of education. Hendley discusses in detail the educational philosophies of John Dewey, Bertrand Rus­ sell, and Alfred North Whitehead. He sees in these men excellent role models that contem­ porary philosophers might well follow. Dewey and Russell ran their own schools, and Whitehead served as a university admin­ istrator and as a member of many com­ mittees created to study education. Hendley believes that, like these men­ tors, philosophers should take a more ac­ tive, practical role in education. Brian Patrick Hendley is a professor of philosophy at the University of Waterloo. Southern Illinois University Press 1915 University Press Drive Mail Code 6806 Carbondale, IL 62901 www.siupress.com Printed in the United States of America ISBN 0-8093-2983-2 ISBN 978-0-8093-2983-0 Hendley_BIP_mech.indd 1 2/10/10 10:51 AM ...