political philosophy book establishes liberal political theory children education fits mutual needs state diverse writes intent liberal education education follows liberal society values maximize autonomy individual children increasing capacity liberty argues autonomy right children book published aims address educational policy liberal political theory advocates weak state promote thick autonomy accepting citizens agree argues public schools common citizens detached individual citizen community values argues constitutional mandate end reviewers recommended book public important contribution liberal theory common criticism based practical applications autonomy value contemporary examples national education citizens disagreed focus autonomy accommodated weak state defend group interests public school setting overview sets write coherent liberal political theory children education establishes education mutually satisfy conflicting interests state diverse liberal education defined type education follows liberal society values writes intent liberal education maximize individual autonomy successive generations particularly capacity exercise liberty autonomy cultivation primary moral aim liberal education argues liberal political philosophy philosophy education contends broad liberal education best individual autonomy creates best republic published secondary time having completed university_of_oxford thesis titled autonomy schooling book published paperback april work aimed address lack literature educational policy liberal political theory intent serve summary chapter assumes importance writes foundations asserts political lack interest values autonomy concludes liberal states adopt weakly stance autonomy stance promotes thick autonomy accepting citizens share value acknowledges influence non formal education focuses public schools ideal institution training citizens advocates public schools common members community detached internal values community parents proposes citizenship education provide cultural missing detached school diverse community critical thinking tolerance argues constitutional mandate establish autonomy promoting aim education regardless public support asks culture change distinguishes parental child rights laws exist parents act children best interests adds children limited restricted scope parents knowledge state intervene combat small interests children specifically cites christian criticism neutrality tactic justify limited restrictive external knowledge increases odds children adopting argument limited resulting excessive consequently stunt children ability develop adult autonomy rational decisions state parental limited hurt individual capacity autonomy weak requires traits liberal society transparent equally accessible process government substantive liberal institutions individual liberties governmental duties pairs view thick autonomy interpretation develops idea autonomy citizens sufficient guarantee substantive liberal institutions defines higher order preference formation minds personal values allowing criticism developed personality argues capacity autonomy right children state facilitate children receive way stance state education compulsory children require decisions sort state best suited promote consent operate best interests children state right lack child parental interest autonomy promoting education lets children decide values later life adults opposed having opportunity contends parents hand provide identity development cultural sense children chapter compares american english french educational systems foster private public identities writes french public school system best neutral disregard inspired allowed influence common nature school contrasted american public school system trends increased non neutrality american school programs use public school money private schools departing mission common public school school inequality ethnic segregation concludes parental choice limits capacity autonomy consequently individual liberty reception philosophical books review wrote book trend political philosopher interest education works liberal democratic societies noted issues compatibility society self described liberal values values educational practice society educational practice wishes citizens wrote critics common detached public school ask students raised cultural writing said criticism england education appeared outdated view england new citizenship curriculum felt find best model consistent argument added radical societies examples accommodate citizens hold values autonomy answer citizens convinced believe autonomy promoting schools considered book important contribution liberal theory wrote loss political philosophy continued work lieu academic career compared view parental child rights spheres justice writes children confined parental teachings compulsory public schools alexander linked views parental school choice choosing cultural reasons unrelated educational quality alexander recommended book public thoughts role school programs writing studies philosophy education approved emphasis autonomy concurred definition autonomy citizens western liberal countries unsure edge cases autonomy closed minded prospect pierced belly button autonomous person view disagreed position parental privilege right children invoked argue parents instead opposite privilege duty children interests require liberty fulfill including education defend parental duty children freedom society duty cited parental duty right educate children positive right educate fit negative right prevents concluded state duty conflicts duty parents state duty primarily children disagreed detached schools means capacity autonomy argued autonomy enhancing education autonomy imposing education criticism wrote lacked critical distance idea detached school presented character concrete examples school existence immune capitalist dominated education added detachment vague definition important detachment divisive good life curriculum school management better factors liberal schools concluded autonomy imposing schools harmful respectful autonomy friendly reduced environments child better imperfect classroom responded points later issue journal wrote education liberal political philosophy afford ignore book wrote state sealed external influence theory hold state weak interests parties added evaluation public education countries account influence engage potential issues endemic integrating additionally felt book lacked practical proposals public school education particularly weak activist state intervene behalf group interests public school setting book discussed group session annual meeting panel led included response author
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