
What is education for? Should it produce workers or educate future citizens? Is there a place for faith schools - and should patriotism be taught? In this compelling and controversial book, Harry Brighouse takes on all these urgent questions and more. He argues that children...

Harry Brighouse draws on timely examples from Britain and North America, as well as from famous thinkers on education, to criticise and assess the arguments for and against the controversial issues of faith schools and the teaching of patriotism.

What is education for? Should it produce workers or educate future citizens? Is there a place for faith schools - and should patriotism be taught? In this compelling and controversial book, Harry Brighouse takes on all these urgent questions and more. He argues that...