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Copyright Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca Dec 2015

Abstract

In a time of uncertainty such as the one we are currently living through, education can become lost beneath an avalanche of proposals unless rigorous debate is maintained on one essential question for an educator: which model of person and society should be chosen towards which all educational actions should be directed. This paper strives to clarify this choice. We show the Martha Nussbaum's approach which includes a theory of social justice and individual well-being. Within this framework, Nussbaum defends several essential characteristics that education must pursue: provision of critical and reflective thinking; and pluralism and training for a complex citizenship. This article is completed with personal conclusions concerning the difficult journey one has to travel upon accepting commitment towards Nussbaum's «fair society».

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Title
EL «ENFOQUE DE LAS CAPACIDADES» DE MARTHA NUSSBAUM Y SUS CONSECUENCIAS EDUCATIVAS: HACIA UNA PEDAGOGÍA SOCRÁTICA Y PLURALISTA/The Martha Nussbaum's «capability approach» and its educational consequences: towards a socratic and pluralistic pedagogy/L'«approche des capabilités» de Martha Nussbaum et ses conséquences en matière d'éducation: vers une pédagogie socratique et pluraliste
Author
Guichot-Reina, Virginia
Pages
45-70
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Dec 2015
Publisher
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
ISSN
11303743
e-ISSN
11389737
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1767344638
Copyright
Copyright Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca Dec 2015