John Wilson (philosopher, born 1928)

John Boyd Wilson (6 October 1928 - 29 August 2003) was a British philosopher of education and a pioneer of modern moral education in western Europe.[1][2] Wilson also promoted the relevance of conceptual analysis as a useful tool for people in general (see book Thinking with Concepts).

Books

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  • Public Schools and Private Practice (George Allen & Unwin, 1962)
  • Logic and Sexual Morality (Penguin, 1965)
  • Equality (Hutchinson, 1966)
  • Introduction to Moral Education, with two more authors (Penguin Books, 1969)
  • Thinking with Concepts (Cambridge University Press, 1970)
  • Education in Religion and the Emotions (Heinemann, 1971)
  • Philosophy and Religion: The Logic of Religious Belief (Greenwood Pub Group, 1979)
  • Fantasy and Common Sense in Education (Martin Robertson, 1979)
  • Discipline And Moral Education: A survey of public opinion and understanding (NFER-Nelson, 1981)
  • Moral Education and the Curriculum (Pergamon Press, 1969)
  • Moral Thinking
  • Practical Methods of Moral Education
  • Values and Moral Development in Higher Education (Croom Helm, 1974)
  • Preface to the philosophy of education (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979)
  • Reason and Morals (Cambridge University Press, 1969)
  • What Philosophy Can Do (Palgrave Macmillan, 1986)

References

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  1. ^ "OBITUARY: John Boyd Wilson (1928–2003)". Journal of Moral Education. 33 (3): 389–393. September 2004. doi:10.1080/0305724042000272877. ISSN 0305-7240.
  2. ^ Harrison, John L. (October 1977). "Review Article: John Wilson as moral educator". Journal of Moral Education. 7 (1): 50–63. doi:10.1080/0305724770070106. ISSN 0305-7240.