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Thoilliez, Bianca – Educational Theory, 2022
In this article, Bianca Thoilliez draws on pragmatist notions of fallibilism and pluralism to develop proposals for possible educational interventions to address the problem of "post-truth" conditions. Post-truth, she contends, is not only a political danger for liberal democracies, but it also poses a serious threat of extinction for…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Ethics, Educational Practices, Educational Theories
Rosenblith, Suzanne; Bindewald, Benjamin – Educational Theory, 2014
This essay by Suzanne Rosenblith and Benjamin Bindewald is motivated by the question of how do those who value civic liberalism give the religiously orthodox a reason to engage in pluralist democratic deliberations in a manner that does not allow intolerance to undermine the foundations of liberal democracy. Introducing the idea of tolerance as…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Democracy, Cultural Pluralism
Petrovic, John E. – Educational Theory, 2013
Teaching about homosexuality, especially in a positive light, has long been held to be a controversial issue. There is, however, a view of the capacity for reason that finds that those who deem homosexuality to be controversial will ultimately contradict themselves, becoming unreasonable. By this standard of reason, homosexuality should be treated…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Teaching Methods, Sex Education, Epistemology
Wahl, Rachel – Educational Theory, 2018
Deliberation has become a defining ideal of democratic theory, and learning is central to robust deliberation. It is challenging for people to learn from each other, however, in contexts of inequality and deep social cleavages--though this is precisely when such learning is most needed. The political theorist Danielle Allen has argued that the…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, African Americans, Learning Processes
Brenneman, Mark; Margonis, Frank – Educational Theory, 2012
In this review essay, Mark Brenneman and Frank Margonis address three recent book-length contributions to the ongoing discussion around cosmopolitanism and educational thought: Mark Olssen's "Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Social Democracy: Thin Communitarian Perspectives on Political Philosophy and Education," Sharon Todd's "Toward an Imperfect…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Democracy, Neoliberalism, Political Attitudes
Gereluk, Dianne – Educational Theory, 2013
Issues of sexual orientation elicit ethical debates in schools and society. In jurisdictions where a legal right has not yet been established, one argument commonly rests on whether schools ought to address issues of same-sex relationships and marriage on the basis of civil equality, or whether such controversial issues ought to remain in the…
Descriptors: Democracy, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Civil Rights