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The Law Of Education: Educational Rights And The Roles Of Virtues, Perfectionism, And Cultural Progress, R. George Wright
The Law Of Education: Educational Rights And The Roles Of Virtues, Perfectionism, And Cultural Progress, R. George Wright
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This article recognizes the importance of rights-talk in the law of education, but encourages supplementing that rights-talk with a focus on some basic and largely uncontroversial personal and civic virtues; as well as on perfectionism in the sense of self-realization; and finally on genuine cultural progress over time. Each of these areas of emphasis are argued to be compatible with sound understandings of broadly liberal values, including freedom and autonomy; equality; dignity; and community. To illustrate both the problems and the possibilities of this expanded legal focus throughout the law of education, this article then works through the example of …