The Theory of Education in the United States
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The Theory of Education in the United States is a critical examination of American schooling by libertarian thinker Albert Jay Nock, arguing that mass education undermines genuine intellectual and moral development.
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| The Theory of Education in the United States canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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educational critique ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| argues |
mass education undermines genuine intellectual development
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mass education undermines genuine moral development ⓘ state schooling serves political and economic interests ⓘ true education is for a minority capable of serious study ⓘ |
| author | Albert Jay Nock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
bureaucratic school systems
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compulsory education ⓘ mass schooling ⓘ standardized education ⓘ |
| field |
American intellectual history
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philosophy of education ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| genre |
education theory
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political philosophy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasAuthorIdeology |
individualism
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libertarianism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-collectivist view of schooling
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elitist view of education ⓘ skeptical of democratic mass schooling ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical education ideals
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individualist political philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
education in the United States
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intellectual development ⓘ libertarianism ⓘ mass education ⓘ moral development ⓘ schooling ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
critique of egalitarian educational ideals
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distinction between genuine education and schooling ⓘ education as cultivation of the individual ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
classical liberalism
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libertarianism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
critical of mass education
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critical of state-controlled schooling ⓘ supports individual intellectual cultivation ⓘ supports moral self-development ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Memoirs of a Superfluous Man
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Our Enemy, the State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | early 20th-century American education system ⓘ |
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