On Education and the Common Good: A Reply to Coulson

Creator

John Covaleskie

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Publisher

Arizona State University, University of South Florida

Publication Date

August 1994

Abstract

This response to Coulson's recent EPAA piece, "Human Life, Human Organizations, and Education," argues that Coulson is wrong about "human nature," social life, and the effects of unregulated capitalist markets. On these grounds, it is argued that his call to remove education from the public sphere should be rejected. The point is that education is certainly beneficial to individuals who receive it, but to think of education as purely a private and personal good properly distributed through the market is seriously to misconstrue the meaning of education. We should not care to be the sort of people who do so.

Extent

11

Volume

2

Issue

11

Language

English

Media Type

Journals (Periodicals)

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

E11-00026

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Covaleskie, John, "On Education and the Common Good: A Reply to Coulson" (1994). Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA). 275.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_EPAA/275