Education in an Age of Nihilism
Education and Moral Standards
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Philosophy & Social Aspects
| Author: | Nigel Blake, Paul Smeyers, Richard Smith, Paul Standish | ISBN: | 9781136370113 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nigel Blake, Paul Smeyers, Richard Smith, Paul Standish |
| ISBN: | 9781136370113 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 6, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This book addresses concerns about educational and moral standards in a world increasingly characterised by nihilism. On the one hand there is widespread anxiety that standards are falling; on the other, new machinery of accountability and inspection to show that they are not. The authors in this book state that we cannot avoid nihilism if we are simply laissez-faire about values, neither can we reduce them to standards of performance, nor must we return to traditional values. They state that we need to create a new set of values based on a critical assessment of contemporary practice in the light of a number of philosophical texts that address the question of nihilism, including the work of Nietzsche.
This book addresses concerns about educational and moral standards in a world increasingly characterised by nihilism. On the one hand there is widespread anxiety that standards are falling; on the other, new machinery of accountability and inspection to show that they are not. The authors in this book state that we cannot avoid nihilism if we are simply laissez-faire about values, neither can we reduce them to standards of performance, nor must we return to traditional values. They state that we need to create a new set of values based on a critical assessment of contemporary practice in the light of a number of philosophical texts that address the question of nihilism, including the work of Nietzsche.
