THE POLITICAL THOUGHT OF MICHAEL OAKESHOTT: THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN EDUCATION
Abstract
The right of a state to organize the education of its young people in pursuit of some purpose of the state is felt by most people living in a free society to be no right at all, and not at all right. Oakeshott's discussion of the role of the modern state in society provides Kelebay with a base from which to mount an attack on recent developments in Quebec initiated by its Ministry of Education. He points out that the notion of parliamentary supremacy in such matters was never meant to exclude from jurisdiction the roles of such other competent authorities as the learned authorities - the scholars and teachers; and argues that to yield to politicians on this point would be to neglect the duties of both intellect and will. RÉSUMÉ Le droit que s'arroge l'Etat d'organiser l'éducation de ses jeunes pour atteindre un objectif quelconque est jugé par la plupart des gens qui vivent dans une société libre comme une usurpation de pouvoir. La dissertation d'Oakeshott sur le rôle de l'Etat moderne dans la société fournit à Kelebay une base pour lancer ses attaques sur les développements récents qui ont été proposés au Québec par le ministère de l'Education. Il souligne que la notion de suprématie parlementaire dans ce genre de question n'a jamais cherché à exclure de sa jurisdiction le rôle d'autres instances compétentes, telles que les sociétés savantes, les chercheurs et les enseignants; selon lui, concéder ce point aux politiciens revient à negliger les devoirs de l'intellect et de la volonté.Downloads
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1984-01-01
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Kelebay, Y. G. (1984). THE POLITICAL THOUGHT OF MICHAEL OAKESHOTT: THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN EDUCATION. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 19(001). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7545
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