William Hare is a philosopher whose writings deal primarily with problems in philosophy of education

Philosophy of education

Philosophy of education can refer to either the academic field of applied philosophy or to one of any educational philosophies that promote a specific type or vision of education, and/or which examine the definition, goals and meaning of education....

. He attended Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys, 1955-62. After receiving his B.A. from the University of London

University of London

-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...

 (1965), he gained an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Leicester

University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is a research-led university based in Leicester, England. The main campus is a mile south of the city centre, adjacent to Victoria Park and Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College....

 (1968), and a Ph.D. in educational theory from the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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 (1971). He was Professor of Education and Philosophy at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...

 from 1970–95, and subsequently Professor of Education at Mount Saint Vincent University

Mount Saint Vincent University

Mount Saint Vincent University is a university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was established in 1873 and is locally referred to as The Mount.-History:...

 until his retirement in June 2008. He is now Professor
Emeritus. He is known mainly for his work on open-mindedness, and has published several papers
dealing with philosophical ideas about education in the work of Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist, but he also admitted that he had never been any of these things...

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Selected books

• Open-mindedness and Education (1979)
• In Defence of Open-mindedness (1985)
• What Makes a Good Teacher (1993)

Edited works

• Philosophy of Education: Introductory Readings (1988, 1996, 2001)
• Key Questions For Educators (2005)
• These two collections are co-edited with John P. Portelli.

Recent papers

• "Socratic open-mindedness", Paideusis 18, 1, 2009: 5-16.
• "What open-mindedness requires", Skeptical Inquirer, 33, 1, 2009: 36-39.
• "Why philosophy for educators?", International Journal of Applied Philosophy, 21, 2, 2007: 149-59.
• "Credibility and credulity: Monitoring teachers for trustworthiness", Journal of Philosophy of Education 41, 2, 2007: 207-19.
• "Why open-mindedness matters", Think 13, 2006: 7-15.
• "Assessing one’s own open-mindedness", Philosophy Now 47, 2004: 26-28 .
• "Is it good to be open-minded?", International Journal of Applied Philosophy 17, 1, 2003: 73-87.
• "Bertrand Russell and the ideal of critical receptiveness", Skeptical Inquirer 25, 3, 2001: 40-44