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Collects Walter Feinberg's classic writings on the meaning of democracy for public education. For over fifty years, Walter Feinberg has been a leader in interpreting democracy in and its meaning for public education. In this collection, Feinberg explores the question of how to study education, the necessary role of history and philosophy in this endeavor, and the need for educational theorists to engage with the lived realities of students, parents, and teachers through philosophical anthropology. He demonstrates a particular way of paying attention to public education that brings an interpretive sensitivity for others to the big philosophical questions of what public schooling should be in democratic societies. Feinberg explores many of the central questions that vex educational policy and practice: What should be the purpose of public schools? What should we think of school choice proposals? What are the relationships between religion and public schools? Should schools promote an American identity? How should we think about affirmative action? In this tour of educational ideas, democracy is the central concern, as it both presents questions that demand answers and becomes an approach to studying education with rigor and sensitivity.

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""There is still much to be learned here about the role of 'the school' where the aspiration toward some sort of common democratic project endures. Feinberg's writings strengthen the sense that this essential tension remains."" — David Blacker, author of Deeper Learning with Psychedelics: Philosophical Pathways through Altered States ""Feinberg's essays really help explain his approach to the philosophy of education and his particular issues of interest. He also demonstrates how contingency shapes our lives and experiences, including things like 'white privilege'—who benefits, who doesn't, and why."" — David A. Granger, editor of John Dewey: A Reader for Teachers and Education Students

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Walter Feinberg is professor Emeritus of Philosophy of Education at the University of Illinois. His most recent book is Educating for Democracy. Bryan R. Warnick is the Daniel Tanner Foundation Professor of Education at Ohio State University.

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