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The book, "Rationality Redeemed?: Further Dialogues on an Educational Ideal" by Harvey Siegel, discusses the idea of rationality and critical thinking as fundamental education ideals. Siegel responds to major criticisms raised against this idea, and engages those critics in dialogue. He addresses main currents in contemporary thought, including feminism, postmodernism and multiculturalism.
In Educating Reason, Harvey Siegel presented the case regarding rationality and critical thinking as fundamental education ideals. In Rationality Redeemed?, a collection of essays written since that time, he develops this view, responds to major criticisms raised against it, and engages those critics in dialogue. In developing his ideas and responding to critics, Siegel addresses main currents in contemporary thought, including feminism, postmodernism and multiculturalism.