Front Cover -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface to 2010 edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Anarchism - definitions and questions -- Anarchism and Marxism -- Anarchism, philosophy of education and liberal suspicions -- Liberalism and liberal education -- 2 Anarchism and human nature -- Human nature in social-anarchist theory -- Human nature and the capitalist state -- Nurturing the propensity for mutual aid -- The ideal of rationality -- Human nature in liberalism -- 3 Anarchist values? -- Autonomy in anarchism and liberalism -- Reciprocal awareness -- Liberal paternalism and libertarianism -- Autonomy and community - tensions and questions -- Robert Wolff and the argument from autonomy -- 4 Authority, the state and education -- The anarchist objection to the state -- Authority -- 5 The positive core of anarchism -- Equality -- Fraternity -- Liberal values? Anarchist values? -- Education for the social virtues -- 6 Anarchism goes to school -- The Escuela Moderna, Barcelona, 1904-1907 -- The Ferrer School, New York and Stelton, 1911-1953 -- The Walden Center and School, Berkeley, 1956- -- Other anarchist schools -- Summerhill - a non-anarchist experiment -- Anarchist schools versus libertarian education -- Means and ends in education -- 7 Education for an anarchist society: vocational training and political visions -- Vocational education: theory and practice -- The moral and political content of education -- Moral education - the missing link -- 8 What's so funny about anarchism? -- Liberal neutrality, education and the liberal state -- The minimal state and social values -- Revolutionary tactics: social anarchism and Marxism -- Goals and visions -- Utopianism and philosophy of education -- Conclusion -- Situating anarchism: a reevaluation -- An anarchist philosophy of education? -- Critiques of anarchism revisited -- Notes.

Bibliography -- Index.

Arguing that the central role of educational practice in anarchist theory and activism has been overlooked by many theorists, this examination of contemporary educational philosophy counters the assertion that anarchism reflects a naïve or overly optimistic view of human nature. By articulating the philosophical underpinnings of anarchist thought on issues of human nature, freedom, authority, and social change, the case is made that the anarchist tradition can be a rich source of insights into perennial philosophical questions about education. This theoretical exploration is then bolstered with a historical account of anarchist education, focusing on key defining features of anarchist schools, their ideological underpinnings, and their pedagogical approaches. Finally, a clear explanation of how anarchist education is distinct from libertarian, progressive, Marxist, and liberal models defines the role of anarchist education in furthering and sustaining a just and equal society.

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