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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

(D100)

Dr. Robin Barrow

email: robin_barrow@sfu.ca

OFFICE: EDB

9507

TELEPHONE: 778-782-5890

MONDAY 2:30-4:20 AQ 3154

1 hour tutorial

PREREQUISITE: None

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course, open to all undergraduates, is intended to provide students who

have a general interest in educational studies an opportunity to critically

examine a variety of educational issues from the perspective of analytic

philosophy. A central concern of the course is to elucidate the nature of

education as distinct from related concepts such as training and socialisation,

and to argue that education is a uniquely human phenomenon. Other concepts

considered include mind, knowledge and emotion. As its title indicates, the

course is equally concerned with introducing the business of philosophical

analysis to students. There are no prerequisites for the course.

ASSIGNMENTS:

3 in-class tests.

REQUIRED TEXT:

Robin Barrow and Ronald Woods (2006), An Introduction to Philosophy of

Education, Fourth Edition, Routledge, Paperback. ISBN 0415381266.

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COURSE OUTLINE:

Topics include: What is it to be Human? The Concept of Education. The Nature

of Knowledge. Indoctrination. Rationality and Autonomy. The Postmodern

Challenge. Needs, Wants and Interests. Creativity. Culture. Research into

teaching.

Students in all Faculty of

Education courses are encouraged to review

policies pertaining to academic integrity available on the Undergraduate

httl2://www.educ.sfu.c a/ ugradprogs/student

resources/index.html