Ethical Consequences of "Educations" Linked to Sustainability

Oct 28, 2015

While many authors purport the importance of education in transforming values and empowering people to participate in environmental protection, some argue that education commonly reinforces mainstream culture and values, and is inherently embedded in the ideology of oppression. Hijacked by instrumental rationalization and utilitarianism, modern prevalent education seems to transcend values, which promote on-going market ideology rather than make efforts to create an expansive vision for a sustainable future.

DOWNLOAD THE PDF.

You may also like

MAY 29, 2026 Podcast

Democracy in Retreat

Freedom House's Yana Gorokhovskaia discusses the political and ethical stakes of two decades of global freedom decline.

Tehran, Iran. CREDIT: Shutterstock.com/Mazur Travel

MAY 27, 2026 Article

Iran Is Not Venezuela—But That’s Not the Point: The Ethics of American Tactical Power

Despite vast differences, Washington has treated Iran and Venezuela as parallel cases, writes Neda Bolourchi. What does this reveal about the ethics of American power?

Left to Right: Ann Curry, Ben Loeterman, Emma Belcher, Joel Rosenthal. CREDIT: Bryan Goldberg Photogrpahy.

MAY 22, 2026 Video

Nuclear Ethics

This "Values & Interests" panel discussion, held in partnership with PBS and moderated by acclaimed journalist Ann Curry, is available to view in full.

Not translated

This content has not yet been translated into your language. You can request a translation by clicking the button below.

Request Translation