{"product_id":"plato-utilitarianism-and-education-international-robin-barrow-9780415562508","title":"Plato, Utilitarianism and Education (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree lines of argument are central to this book: that Plato's views as expounded in the \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e indicate that he was a utilitarian; that utilitarianism is the only acceptable ethical theory; that these conclusions have significant repercussions for education. Throughout the book the exposition of utilitarianism and the interpretation of the \u003cem\u003eRepublic \u003c\/em\u003eare closely linked. The author assesses the nature of recent Platonic criticism and provides a critical summary of the \u003cem\u003eRepublic\u003c\/em\u003e. He expounds and defends utilitarianismn and examines in greater depth the consequences for education of accepting a utilitarian position, showing how, for example, from this standpoint such key terms in educational debate as 'autonomy' and 'self-development' must be reassessed as educational objectives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robin Barrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415562503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415562508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Robin Barrow","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086625878271,"sku":"9780415562508","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8ecd13b4-67d5-4258-b51f-5f52e9471148.jpg?v=1769095716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plato-utilitarianism-and-education-international-robin-barrow-9780415562508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}