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David Carr (philosopher of education)

British philosopher of education

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Source revisionFeb 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ134883598 ↗
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David Carr (born March 1944) is a British philosopher of education and Professor Emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. He is known for his works on philosophy of education, virtue ethics, and aesthetics.

Books

Making Sense of Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy and Theory of Education and Teaching, Routledge 2003

Spirituality, Philosophy and Education (Eds. David Carr and John Haldane), Routledge 2003

Professionalism and Ethics in Teaching, Routledge 2000

Education, Knowledge and Truth: Beyond the Postmodern Impasse (Ed.

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This entry incorporates text from “David Carr (philosopher of education)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.