Initiation, Indoctrination, and Education
Keywords:
initiation, indoctrination, philosophy of education, socialization, religious educationAbstract
The term initiation has been associated with both the concept of education and the concept of indoctrination. It is argued against Kazepides that Peters is justified in describing education as initiation. While this would seem to make it difficult to distinguish education from indoctrination, it is argued that this is due to an inadequate analysis of the concept of indoctrination. It is then suggested that a focus on the process of initiation should help philosophers in providing a more adequate analysis of the term indoctrination.
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