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ERIC Number: EJ549984
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-2004
In Defense of Public Reason: On the Nature of Historical Rationality.
Ellett, Frederick S., Jr.; Ericson, David P.
Educational Theory, v47 n2 p133-61 Spr 1997
In response to the thesis of Kenneth A. Strike, discusses the concept of local rationality, the nature of historic rationality, and educational issues that arise for public education in a liberal democracy. (SM)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Democracy, Democratic Values, Educational History, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Liberalism, Public Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Pragmatism; Rationality
Note: This article refutes article by Kenneth A. Strike (Educational Theory, v44 n1 Win 1994).