Author: GARFORTH, F.W.
Title: Educative Democracy: John Stuart Mill on Education in Society.
Description: Oxford University Press , 1980. Hardcover. Mills reputation in logic and political economy and the popularity of his On Liberty and Utilitarianism have obscured the fact that he was also deeply interested in education. His life's major purpose was the improvement of mankind and he saw education as an indispensable means to this end. Mr Garforth here presents a particular area of Mill's educational thought: his view of the role of education in society and his often severely criticised view of education within the context of education and controversy in his life time. A central theme of Mill's belief was that democratic society must be and educative community. This encompassed formal institutions of education and general social environment including central and local government. Industry, literature and even the physical environment. Some sunning to spine of dj, otherwise condition vg. 256pp., ISBN 0197134386.

Keywords: educative DEMOCRACY John Stuart Mill society democratic community formal institutions education social environment government industry literature physical politics political theory