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The debate about the ethics of belief is a classic and it has given rise to wide-ranging debates in epistemology, the philosophy of language, the philosophy of mind, as well as in ethics. In epistemology, the question is what the norms of belief are — should one believe what is true, what is well-evidenced, what is pragmatic or what? — and this question translates, in the philosophy of language, to a parallel question regarding what one should assert. Given that teaching often works through assertion, it deserves to be asked in similar vein what the norms of teaching are, and in this paper Ben Kotzee explores the touchpoints between the ethics of belief, the ethics of assertion, and the ethics of teaching. He examines the ways in which teaching should be governed by the same norms as those that govern belief and assertions. He argues that the strongest contender to be the norm of teaching is a knowledge norm.
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The general purposes of Educational Theory are to foster the continuing development of educational theory and to encourage wide and effective discussion of theoretical problems within the educational profession. In order to achieve these purposes, the journal is devoted to publishing scholarly articles and studies in the foundations of education, and in related disciplines outside the field of education, which contribute to the advancement of educational theory. It is the policy of the sponsoring organizations to maintain the journal as an open channel of communication and as an open forum for discussion.
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