PHILOSOPHIC CONSENSUS, WORLD ORDER, AND EDUCATION

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Educational TheoryVolume 1, Issue 4 p. 251-268 PHILOSOPHIC CONSENSUS, WORLD ORDER, AND EDUCATION GEORGE E. AXTELLE, GEORGE E. AXTELLE Chairman of the Department of Philosophy of Education and History of Education, New York University. He has been president of the Philosophy of Education Society and is well known for his activity in this and other societies concerned with the theory of education. He is the author of numerous articles, and is co-author of THE IMPROVEMENT OF PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE. In the present article he examines the ideological differences which underlie the contemporary struggle between conflicting interest and power groups. He points out that much of the bitterness of the power struggle comes from these ideological differences, and he analyzes the role which philosophy might play in mediating such differences and in laying the ground work of consensus on which world order might be built.Search for more papers by this author GEORGE E. AXTELLE, GEORGE E. AXTELLE Chairman of the Department of Philosophy of Education and History of Education, New York University. He has been president of the Philosophy of Education Society and is well known for his activity in this and other societies concerned with the theory of education. He is the author of numerous articles, and is co-author of THE IMPROVEMENT OF PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE. In the present article he examines the ideological differences which underlie the contemporary struggle between conflicting interest and power groups. He points out that much of the bitterness of the power struggle comes from these ideological differences, and he analyzes the role which philosophy might play in mediating such differences and in laying the ground work of consensus on which world order might be built.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1951 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-5446.1951.tb00439.xCitations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume1, Issue4December 1951Pages 251-268 RelatedInformation