Eric Bredo (11 results)

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 442pp. Stated: "Published 1982"; NAP. Notes at ends of essays. Glossy red and gray wraps with front cover white title box for title lettering in black; Editor names in black over gray across top front cover, beneath band of red across front cover. Flaws are these: 2 1/2" diagonal crease at top left rear cover (long-time flat; NOT floppy); 1 1/8" crease at rear cover bottom left corner, connected with slight waviness of pp. 442 forward to p. 411, with diminishing waviness, evidently due to book's bottom edge and bottom fore-edge being damp (not WET) at one time, with similar mild waviness across 2/3 of bottom pages (NO impact on text itself) bottom fore-edge; NO sign of staining on text pages [very slightest of jagged line across 2/3 of lower fore-edge at 1" up from bottom] and "waviness" is relatively minor. Contributions: [Editors]: "Introduction: Competing Modes of Social and Educational Research", pp. 3-11; PART ONE: [Editors]: "The Positivistic Approach to Social and Educational Research", pp. 13-27; [Ch. 1] MICHAEL MARTIN, "Explanation", pp. 28-42; [Ch. 2] B.F. SKINNER, "A Science of Behavior", pp. 43-52; GEORGE C. HOMANS. "The Relevance of Psychology to the Explanation of Social Phenomena", pp.53-69; Joseph Berger, Morris Zelditch, and Bo Anderson, "Historical and Generalizing Approaches to Sociology", pp. 70-84; Ernest Q. Campbell and James S. Coleman, "Inequalities in Educational Opportunities in the United States", pp. 85-98; Murray Webster and Barbara Sobieszek, "Self-Evaluation and Performance Expectations", pp. 99-113; PART TWO: Eric Bredo and Walter Feinberg, "The Interpretive Approach to Social and Educational Research", pp. 115-128; NELSON GOODMAN, "The Way the World Is", pp. 129-136; PETER WINCH, "The Idea of a Social Science", pp. 137-152; CHARLES TAYLOR, "Interpretation and Sciences of Man", pp. 153-186; David M. Rafky, "Phenomenology and Socialization: Some Comments on the Assumptions Underlying Socialization Theory", pp. 187-204; GREGORY BATESON, "A Theory of Play and Fantasy", pp. 205-218; Nell Keddie, "Classroom Knowledge", pp. 219-251; R.P. McDermott, "Social Relations as Contexts for Learning in School, pp. 252-270; PART THREE: Eric Bredo and Walter Feinberg, "The Critical Approach to Social and Educational Research", pp. 271-291; ALASDAIR MACINTYRE, "The Idea of a Social Science", pp. 292-310; JURGEN HABERMAS, "On Systematically Distorted Communication", pp. 311-323; ALVIN GOULDNER, "Sociology: Contradictions and Infrastructure", pp. 325-354; JON HELLESNES, "Education and the Concept of Critique", pp. 355-369; DONALD E. COMSTOCK, "A Method for Critical Research", pp. 370-390; PIERRE BOURDIEU (trans. by J.C. Whitehouse), "The School as a Conservative Force: Scholastic and Cultural Inequalities", pp. 391-407; PAUL WILLIS, "The Class Significance of School Counter-Culture", pp. 408-421; [Editors], " Conclusion: Action, Interaction, Self-Reflection", pp. 423-442. ABOVE 1 1/4" from lower edge of affected pages (pp.139-442), book is essentially Fine: covers and text block are NOT wavy, despite waviness to some individual pages. Tight binding (NO cracks); essentially square corners; NO remainder marks; NO previous owner names. Clean text. Solid copy of many Classic Essays by historically prominent Philosophers and Social Scientists.…

Paperback. 9x6", ix+442 pp. Underlining on 2 pp, else clean, solid, uncreased spine, VG.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Gut. Gebraucht - Gut Buch ist Bibliotheksexemplar und kann die üblichen Stempel und Markierungen enthalten. -William James and Education is a dynamic collection of original essays spotlighting William James as a role model for bringing philosophy to bear on the persistent issues of life and education. Using James's philosophical ideas, the contributors evade the polarization and superficiality that permeate the debate around such educational issues as standards versus diversity, cultural consensus versus multiculturalism, religion versus science, and individual freedom versus social determinism. The result is a synthetic collection of essays offering original, unique, and useful insights.…

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