A New Vision of Liberal Education : Routledge : 9781138555426 : 1138555428 : 30 Aug 2017 : ?This is an extremely important book. Wonderfully well researched and written, it develops a powerful argument about how we should conceive of the aims of education and design curricula. It should define the field for a very considerable period of time.' - Professor Michael J Reiss, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Many philosophers of education believe that the main aim of education is to endow students with personal autonomy, producing citizens who are reflective, make rational choices, and submit their values and beliefs to critical scrutiny. This book argues that the ?good life' need not be the life of the philosopher, politician or critical thinker, but that an ordinary ?unexamined' life is also worth living. Central to this ethical life is the engagement in worthwhile activities or ?practices', and the best way to prepare pupils for their engagement in these practices is to