About David Carr
Born 1944. David Carr is a philosopher and pedagogue.
David Carr (born March 1944) is a British philosopher of education and Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. He is known for his works on philosophy of education, virtue ethics, and aesthetics.
Books Making Sense of Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy and Theory of Education and Teaching, Routledge 2003 Spirituality, Philosophy and Education (Eds. David Carr and John Haldane), Routledge 2003 Professionalism and Ethics in Teaching, Routledge 2000 Education, Knowledge and Truth: Beyond the Postmodern Impasse (Ed. David Carr), Routledge 1998 Educating the Virtues: An Essay on the Philosophical Psychology of Moral Development and Education, Routledge 1991
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