Roy Bhaskar A Theory of Education

This book provides an account of an original educational philosophy, developed by one of the most significant philosophers of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, Roy Bhaskar. Though he directed his attention to wider matters than educatio

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David Scott with Roy Bhaskar

Roy Bhaskar A Theory of Education

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SpringerBriefs in Education Key Thinkers in Education

Series editor Paul Gibbs, London, UK

This briefs series publishes compact (50 to 125 pages) refereed monographs under the editorial supervision of the Advisory Editor, Professor Paul Gibbs, Middlesex University, Nicosia, Cyprus. Each volume in the series provides a concise introduction to the life and work of a key thinker in education and allows readers to get acquainted with their major contributions to educational theory and/or practice in a fast and easy way. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10197

David Scott with Roy Bhaskar

Roy Bhaskar A Theory of Education

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David Scott University College of London, Institute of Education London UK

Roy Bhaskar University College of London, Institute of Education London UK

The author Roy Bhaskar is deceased. ISSN  2211-1921 ISSN  2211-193X  (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Education ISSN  2211-937X ISSN  2211-9388  (electronic) SpringerBriefs on Key Thinkers in Education ISBN 978-3-319-19835-4 ISBN 978-3-319-19836-1  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-19836-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015941357 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

This book is dedicated to the memory of Ram Roy Bhaskar (1944–2014).

Acknowledgments

Due acknowledgement is made here to a previously published piece of work. Chapter 5 of this book is a slightly amended version of Chapter 11, Bhaskar, R. (2002) From Science to Emancipation: Alienation and the Actuality of Enlightenment, New Delhi, Thousand Oaks, London, Sage. Permission has been kindly received from the publisher.

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Contents

1 Roy Bhaskar—A Short Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .