Book excerpt: This book reflects the editors' concerns that too many public discussions of education are dominated by too few ideas, and is intended to serve as a kind of handbook for those who wish to enter the conversation about education. Contributors include: Anthony Appiah; Seyla Benhabib; Eamonn Callan; Joseph Dunne; Kieran Egan; Ursula Franklin; Nel Noddings; Martha Nussbaum; Diane Ravitch.