Values, Education and the Human World

The essays in this book consist of revised versions of Victor Cook Memorial Lectures delivered in the universities of St. Andrews, London, Cambridge, Aberdeen, Oxford, Glasgow and Leeds.

David Carr is Professor of Philosophy of Education in the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Educating the Virtues (1991), Professionalism and Ethical Issues in Teaching (2000) and Making Sense of Education (2003). He is also editor of Education, Knowledge and Truth (1998) and co-editor of Virtue, Ethics and Moral Education (1999) and (with John Haldane) of Spirituality, Philosophy and Education (2003).

John Haldane is Professor of Philosophy in the University of St Andrews where he is also Director of the Centre for Ethics, Philoso phy and Public Affairs. He has also held positions at other universities, including the Royden Davis Chair of Humanities at George- town University, DC. He is the author (with J.J.C. Smart) of Atheism and Theism, Second Edition (2003), An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Religion (2003), Faithful Reason (2004), and editor of Philosophy and Public Affairs (2000) and other volumes.

Mary Midgley was a member of the philosophy department at the University of Newcastle but she is best known as a columnist and broadcaster and as the author of a number of books on various moral questions.

Anthony O’Hear was formerly Professor of Philosophy in the University of Bradford and is currently Weston Professor of Philosophy in the University of Buckingham. He is Director of the Royal Institute of Philosophy and editor of its journal Philosophy.

Richard Pring is a Fellow of Green College and former Professor of Educational Studies and Director of the Department of Educational Studies, in the University of Oxford. He has also been editor of the British Journal of Educational Studies.

Anthony Quinton (Baron Quinton of Holywell) was a fellow of All Souls and New College before becoming President of Trinity College, Oxford. He has also been Chairman of the British Library.

Jonathan Sacks was the first holder of the Chair in Modern Jewish Thought at Jews College, London and subsequently became Principal of the College. In 1991 he was appointed Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. In 1990 he delivered the Reith Lectures on the theme of The Persistence of Faith. The arguments presented in his Cook lectures are further developed in The Politics of Hope (1997).

Stewart Sutherland (Lord Sutherland of Houndwood) has been Principal of King’s College London, Vice-Chancellor of London University, HM Chief Inspector of Schools, and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh. He is also President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Chairman of the Council of the Royal Institute of Philosophy. He was formerly editor of Religious Studies and co-edited The Philosophical Frontiers of Christian Theology (1982).

Mary Warnock (Baroness Warnock of Weeke in the City of Winchester) was formerly Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge and Headmistress of Oxford High School.