Michael Hand is a professor of philosophy of education whose research delves into the moral, political, religious, and philosophical dimensions of learning. He explores critical questions concerning education for patriotism, the nature and aims of religious education, and the justifiability of faith-based schooling. His work also examines autonomy as an educational objective, the role of philosophy in schools, and approaches to navigating controversial issues within the classroom. His expertise offers valuable insights into the deeper philosophical underpinnings of educational practice.
The book presents an innovative theory of moral education, aiming to address persistent conflicts among educational theorists. It provides a comprehensive exploration of the objectives and techniques involved in teaching morality, offering a fresh perspective on how moral education can be effectively implemented.
The new edition of a comprehensive and rigorous but concise introduction to symbolic logic. Logic Primer offers a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to symbolic logic, providing concise definitions of key concepts, illustrative examples, and exercises. After presenting the definitions of validity and soundness, the book goes on to introduce a formal language, proof theory, and formal semantics for sentential logic (chapters 1–3) and for first-order predicate logic (chapters 4–6) with identity (chapter 7). For this third edition, the material has been reorganized from four chapters into seven, increasing the modularity of the text and enabling teachers to choose alternative paths through the book. New exercises have been added, and all exercises are now arranged to support students moving from easier to harder problems. Its spare and elegant treatment makes Logic Primer unique among textbooks. It presents the material with minimal chattiness, allowing students to proceed more directly from topic to topic and leaving instructors free to cover the subject matter in the way that best suits their students. The book includes more than thirty exercise sets, with answers to many of them provided in an appendix. The book’s website allows students to enter and check proofs, truth tables, and other exercises interactively.