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This paper reviews and augments important work in philosophy of education on intrinsic aims for education, of knowledge, of knowledge of values, and of rationality. A contemporary conception of knowledge as ``rationality's `data-base''' is proposed and an in-depth section on the intrinsic value of rationality is incorporated.
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Drewe, S. The Value of Knowledge/Rationality or the Knowledge/Rationality of Value?: Implications for Education. Studies in Philosophy and Education 20, 235–244 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010373826056
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