Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Φιλοσοφία του ΔικαίουLibrary of the School of Law
Supervisors info:
Βουτσάκης Βασίλειος, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Σχολή Νομικής, Τμήμα Νομικής.
Original Title:
Liberal Education: The aims and legitimacy of education policy in the liberal state
Translated title:
Liberal Education: The aims and legitimacy of education policy in the liberal state
Summary:
Questions about the regulation of educational institutions remain prominent in the political agenda. Given the fact of reasonable disagreement, this dissertation examines the question of whether certain educational goals can justifiably be adopted in a liberal state that respects the plurality of comprehensive doctrines. The objective is to examine the compatibility of liberal education policy with the neutrality principle and the implications of political and comprehensive liberalism for education policy. To this end, two distinct educational goals are examined, namely autonomy-promoting education and civic education. The theories of S. Wall, A. Gutmann, S. Macedo and I. MacMullen are used to illuminate these goals. Since one of the objectives is to examine how the liberal state may respond to parents that don't accept its basic premises, significant weight is given to the way each of these theories address the notions of respect, coercion and toleration. The overarching question is whether the value of autonomy necessarily and unavoidably underpins the principles of a liberal regime, and if so, whether the liberal state has to remain neutral in the controversy about the value of critical reflection on one’s conception of the good.
Main subject category:
Law and Legislation
Other subject categories:
Philosophy of Law
Keywords:
Liberal education, autonomy-supporting education, civic education, philosophy of education, liberal theory, neutrality principle, political liberalism, comprehensive liberalism, autonomy, respect, toleration, coercion, John Rawls, Joseph Raz, Steven Wall, Amy Gutmann.
