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Wed 02 Feb 2010Educating free minds only route to true ethics
OPINION:Should philosophy replace religion in Irish schools? asks MICHAEL CRONIN
DAVY RESEARCH concluded in a recent report that investment in education must remain a salient priority for Ireland. The question, of course, is what kind of education, and the answer is usually more science and mathematics. But in a period that has seen Irish bishops travel to Rome to account for the instances of abuse detailed in the Ryan and Murphy reports, the answer to the question of what might be a more desirable education for Irish children arguably lies in a more unexpected quarter – philosophy.
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