Rob Reich and Danielle Allen (eds)
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226012629
- eISBN:
- 9780226012933
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226012933.001.0001
- Subject:
- Education, Philosophy and Theory of Education
Education is a contested topic, and not just politically. For years scholars have approached it from two different points of view: one empirical, focused on explanations for student and school ...
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Education is a contested topic, and not just politically. For years scholars have approached it from two different points of view: one empirical, focused on explanations for student and school success and failure; and the other philosophical, focused on education's value and purpose within the larger society. Rarely have these separate approaches been brought into the same conversation. This book does just that, offering an intensive discussion by scholars across empirical and philosophical disciplines. The contributors explore how the institutions and practices of education can support democracy by creating the conditions for equal citizenship and egalitarian empowerment, and how they can advance justice by securing social mobility and cultivating the talents and interests of every individual. They then evaluate constraints on achieving the goals of democracy and justice in the educational arena, and identify strategies that we can employ to work through or around those constraints. More than a thorough compendium on a timely and contested topic, the book exhibits an entirely new, deeply composed way of thinking about education as a whole and its importance to a good society.Less
Education is a contested topic, and not just politically. For years scholars have approached it from two different points of view: one empirical, focused on explanations for student and school success and failure; and the other philosophical, focused on education's value and purpose within the larger society. Rarely have these separate approaches been brought into the same conversation. This book does just that, offering an intensive discussion by scholars across empirical and philosophical disciplines. The contributors explore how the institutions and practices of education can support democracy by creating the conditions for equal citizenship and egalitarian empowerment, and how they can advance justice by securing social mobility and cultivating the talents and interests of every individual. They then evaluate constraints on achieving the goals of democracy and justice in the educational arena, and identify strategies that we can employ to work through or around those constraints. More than a thorough compendium on a timely and contested topic, the book exhibits an entirely new, deeply composed way of thinking about education as a whole and its importance to a good society.
K. Kannan
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- April 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780198082880
- eISBN:
- 9780199082827
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198082880.003.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Medical Law
The introductory chapter presents the concept of medical law as an interdisciplinary study of law and medical practice. It sets out the raison d’être for the shift in emphasis from legal regulations ...
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The introductory chapter presents the concept of medical law as an interdisciplinary study of law and medical practice. It sets out the raison d’être for the shift in emphasis from legal regulations of manufacture of drugs and trade to constitutional imperatives of healthcare and setting standards of practice. Examining the diverse aspects of law, the reader is informed about the branches of law that are involved in the study. Even apart from statutory laws, the importance of Indian medical regulations detailing issues of medical education and ethical code are set out. The place of medical research and protection of intellectual property rights are explained as the new global compulsions in a competitive but yet a cooperative world sharing concerns for better healthcare. The entire study is essentially on allopathic practice and how it affects public interest but assures that the principles of law are conceptually the same in the indigenous systems of medicine also.Less
The introductory chapter presents the concept of medical law as an interdisciplinary study of law and medical practice. It sets out the raison d’être for the shift in emphasis from legal regulations of manufacture of drugs and trade to constitutional imperatives of healthcare and setting standards of practice. Examining the diverse aspects of law, the reader is informed about the branches of law that are involved in the study. Even apart from statutory laws, the importance of Indian medical regulations detailing issues of medical education and ethical code are set out. The place of medical research and protection of intellectual property rights are explained as the new global compulsions in a competitive but yet a cooperative world sharing concerns for better healthcare. The entire study is essentially on allopathic practice and how it affects public interest but assures that the principles of law are conceptually the same in the indigenous systems of medicine also.
