Maximal Preference Utilitarianism as an Educational Aspiration

Autor/in	Stables, Andrew
Titel	Maximal Preference Utilitarianism as an Educational Aspiration
Quelle	In: Ethics and Education, 11 (2016) 3, S.299-309 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-9642
DOI	10.1080/17449642.2016.1239159
Schlagwörter	Occupational Aspiration; Child Safety; Childrens Rights; Child Welfare; Political Attitudes; Calculus; Ethics; Decision Making; College Students; Adult Students; Higher Education; Educational Philosophy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Kindeswohl; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Ethik; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Collegestudent; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie
Abstract	This paper attempts to square libertarian principles with the reality of formal education by asking how far we should and can allow people to do as they wish in educational settings. The major focus is on children in schools, as the concept "childhood" "ipso facto" implies restrictions on doing as one wishes, and schools as institutions entail inevitable constraints. Children by definition (however contested) tend to enjoy stronger protection rights but weaker liberty rights than adults. A local preferential calculus (after Bentham's felicific calculus) is developed as a guide for teachers, suggesting wishes should be granted where feasible and at least welfare neutral. In the case of teachers, employers set the parameters for the feasibility criterion but should also ensure at least welfare neutrality, while students in adult and higher education should be responsible for the feasibility and welfare outcomes of their own choices. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01