The project examines how three prominent philosophers of education - William Torrey Harris, John Dewey, and Gregory Bateson - each developed a world view that provides a philosophical basis for environmental education.

Autorentext

Joseph Watras is Professor of Foundations of Education at the University of Dayton, USA.

Inhalt

1. Defining the Task 2. Developing Freedom within Social Institutions-The Ideas of William Torrey Harris and the St. Louis Hegelians 3. Pragmatism and Ecological Conservation-The Ideas of John Dewey 4. Science, Imagination, and the Environmental Movement-Gregory Bateson's Views 5. Where Do We Go from Here?