Democratic Education (Princeton Paperbacks)
"The finest contribution to the literature on democratic education of the last seventy years."--Mark Yudof,Ethics"A small masterpiece of political theory with implications far beyond the educational context."--Suzanna Sherry,University of Texas Law Review"Gutmann has created a theory of extraordinary coherence, comprehensiveness, and depth."--Alison M. Jaggar,The Philosophical Review"Dr. Gutmann attempts to construct a democratic theory of education with great conceptual clarity and good common sense....Democratic Educationbelongs in a liberal tradition that goes back to the birth of the Republic.... It is a tradition that began with the founders and is represented today by people like Thomas Nagel and John Rawls. It is the America de Tocqueville celebrated."--The Times Higher Education Supplement"Amy Gutmann has written a courageous book.... One of Gutmann's most remarkable successes is her ability to sustain a principled argument through a dazzling range of issues of great moment and complexity."--Herbert M. Kliebard,Academe"[Democratic Education] is unusual in offering a specifically political theory of education.... [The theory] is rigorously deployed and its practical implications are conscientiously demonstrated in close, well-documented and instructive discussion of controversial issues in the politics of American education."--Jean Floud,The Times Literary Supplement