Download or read book Philosophy and Democracy in the World written by Roger-Pol Droit and published by UNESCO. This book was released on 1995 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A worldwide survey on the place that philosophy occupies in education and culture, based on a large number of documents from dozens of countries and proposals put forward in various international fora. Its main conclusion: although the teaching of philosophy is highly praised in principle, it is neglected in practice. But in an increasingly interdependent and fragmented world, a sound philosophical education is inseparably linked to the issue of freedom. Publie egalement en franais: Philosophie et democratie dans le monde Publicado tambien en espanol: Filosofia y democracia en el mundo