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Education versus Training
City, Liverpool John Moore, Swansea, Northampton ... once again university philosophy departments across Britain are closing or under threat. Peter Rickman makes the case for universities that educate as well as train.
To appreciate the importance of philosophy for universities we need to consider the distinction between education and training. Broadly speaking we are familiar with the distinction. A father is supposed to have said: “If my daughter told me she was getting sex education in school I’d be pleased. If she told me she got sex training I’d go straight to the police.” Training is about practice, about skill, about learning how to do things.
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