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Title: Revisited: 'What Should We Teach as Controversial? A Defense of the Epistemic Criterion'
Language: English
Authors: Michael Hand (ORCID 0000-0002-1643-8213)
Source: Educational Theory. 2026 76(1):50-56.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Opinion Papers
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Epistemology, Educational Theories, Criticism, Ethical Instruction
DOI: 10.1111/edth.70065
ISSN: 0013-2004
1741-5446
Abstract: In this invited essay for the 75th Anniversary Special Issue of "Educational Theory," I revisit my 2008 article "What Should We Teach as Controversial? A Defense of the Epistemic Criterion." I briefly summarize my argument, then survey the various objections it has attracted in the years since its publication. I focus in on a criticism I call the "value worry" about the epistemic criterion and try to show that it is unsuccessful.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1495305
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