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1 online resource (xiv, 186 pages). "In The Formation of Reason, David Bakhurst expounds and defends a socio-historical account of the human mind. Inspired by the work of the influential philosopher John McDowell, Bakhurst maintains that the distinctive character of human psychological powers resides in our responsiveness to reasons, a capacity that develops in children as they are initiated into traditions of thinking and reasoning. In this process of formation (or Bildung), children enter 'the space of reasons' to become rational agents in self-conscious control of their thoughts and actions. In addition to exploring McDowell's ideas, Bakhurst draws on a variety of thinkers - including Davidson, Hacking, Ilyenkov, Strawson, Vygotsky, Wiggins, and Wittgenstein - to illuminate questions of personhood, identity, learning, rationality, and freedom. Offering an intellectually stimulating exploration of the conceptual foundations of the philosophy of education, The Formation of Reason breathes fresh life into a familiar but controversial idea: that the end of education is the cultivation of autonomy"-- Front Matter -- What Can Philosophy Tell Us About How History Made the Mind? -- Social Constructionism -- Self and Other -- Freedom, Reflection and the Sources of Normativity -- Exploring the Space of Reasons -- Reason and Its Limits: Music, Mood and Education -- Education Makes Us What We Are -- References -- Index. David Bakhurst. Includes bibliographical references and index. McDowell, John Henry McDowell, John Henry McDowell, John 1942- Philosophy of mind Knowledge, Theory of Reason PHILOSOPHY History & Surveys General Knowledge, Theory of Philosophy of mind Reason BD418.3 .B355 2011 128/.33 PHI009000 Bakhurst, David. Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (DLC) 2010044175 (OCoLC)669751139 9781444395600 1444395602 1299313647 9781299313644 1444339095 9781444339093 9781444395327 1444395327 10.1002/9781444395600 Wiley InterScience http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444395600 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444395600 DG1 110609 20171119084643.0 ocn729726260 eng