Education and the Democratic Ideal

Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Among the seven books he has authored are Fate, Logic, and Time; Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia, Revised Edition; and Puzzles & Perplexities: Collected Essays. Among the twenty-two books he has edited are Classics of Western Philosophy, Sixth Edition; Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy; Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education; Exploring philosophy, An Introductory Anthology; The Affirmative Action Debate; and Philosophy for the 21st. Century: A Comprehensive Reader.