William Hare (philosopher) explained

Region:	Western Philosophy
William Francis Hare
Birth Date:	7 February 1944
Main Interests:	Philosophy of Education

William Hare (born February 7, 1944) is a philosopher whose writings deal primarily with problems in philosophy of education. He attended Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys, 1955–62. After receiving his B.A. from the University of London (1965), he gained an M.A. in philosophy from the University of Leicester (1968), and a Ph.D. in educational theory from the University of Toronto (1971). He was Professor of Education and Philosophy at Dalhousie University from 1970 to 1995, and subsequently Professor of Education at Mount Saint Vincent University 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.^[1]

Selected books

• Open-mindedness and Education (1979)^{[2] [3]}
• In Defence of Open-mindedness (1985)^{[4] [5]}
• What Makes a Good Teacher (1993)^{[6] [7]}

Edited works

(with John P. Portelli)

• Philosophy of Education: Introductory Readings (1988, 1996, 2001)^[8]
• Key Questions For Educators (2005)^[9]

Publications

• 1. Hare. W.F.. Socratic open-mindedness. Paideusis. 18. 1. 5–16. 2020. 10.7202/1072334ar. 170391207.
• 1. Hare. W.F.. What open-mindedness requires. Skeptical Inquirer. 33. 1. 36–39. 2009.
• 1. Hare. W.F.. Why philosophy for educators?. International Journal of Applied Philosophy. 21. 2. 149–59. 2007. 10.5840/ijap20072122. Cohen. Elliot D.
• 1. Hare. W.F.. Credibility and credulity: Monitoring teachers for trustworthiness. Journal of Philosophy of Education. 41. 2. 207–19. 2007. 10.1111/j.1467-9752.2007.00557.x.
• 1. Hare. W.F.. Why open-mindedness matters. Think. 5. 7–15. 2006. 10.1017/S1477175600001482. 13. 146668459.
• 1. Hare. W.F.. Assessing one's own open-mindedness. Philosophy Now. 47. 26–28. 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705083556/https://philosophynow.org/issues/47/Assessing_Ones_Own_Open-Mindedness. 2017-07-05.
• 1. Hare. W.F.. Is it good to be open-minded?. International Journal of Applied Philosophy. 17. 1. 73–87. 2003. 10.5840/ijap20031718. Cohen. Elliot D.
• 1. Hare. W.F.. Bertrand Russell and the ideal of critical receptiveness. Skeptical Inquirer. 25. 3. 40–44. 2001. 10.1.1.133.2811.

Further reading

• Hare, W. (2010) "Following the Argument: A Philosophical Memoir" Paideusis, Volume 19 (2010), No. 2., pp. 78–85 (Open Access)

Notes and References

1. Book: Talaska, Richard A.. Critical Reasoning in Contemporary Culture. 5 August 2012. 1992. SUNY Press. 9780791409794. 112–.
2. O'Leary. P. T.. 1981. Hare. William. Open-Mindedness and Education. The Journal of Educational Thought. 15. 1. 82–85. 23768244. 0022-0701.
3. Kazepides. Tasos. 1981. Review of Open-Mindedness and Education. Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l'éducation. 6. 2. 141–144. 10.2307/1494793. 1494793. 0380-2361.
4. Hart. Hendrik. Hendrik Hart. 1987. In Defence of Open-MindednessWilliam Hare Kingston and Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1985. Pp. xiii, 121. 8.95 paper. Dialogue: Canadian Philosophical Review / Revue canadienne de philosophie. en. 26. 2. 378–380. 10.1017/S0012217300038361. 171038279 . 1759-0949.
5. Ellett. Frederick S.. 1987. Review of In Defence of Open-Mindedness. Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l'éducation. 12. 1. 256–264. 10.2307/1495014. 1495014. 0380-2361.
6. Friesen. David W.. 1994. Review of What makes a good teacher. The Journal of Educational Thought. 28. 3. 325–328. 23767580. 0022-0701.
7. Berner. Audrey. 1994-01-01. WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEACHER? (Author: William Hare). McGill Journal of Education / Revue des sciences de l'éducation de McGill. en. 29. 1. 1916-0666.
8. Darling. Linda Farr. 2006-04-30. Review of "Philosophy of Education: Introductory Readings (3rd Edition)". Philosophical Inquiry in Education. en. 15. 1. 95–101. 2369-8659.
9. Kerr. Donald. 2006. "Key Questions for Educators" (William Hare and John P. Portelli (Eds.)). Paideusis. en. 15. 2. 107–108. 10.7202/1072685ar. 0838-4517. free.