Reflections on PESA: 1969–2009.

The article offers the author's insights on the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) conferences with Richard Peters. The author cites that attending conferences in Australia and New Zealand such as those in Adelaide and Christchurch, respectively, were rewarding and satisfying in terms of academic and society. He says that he was influenced much by Kevin Harris' scrutiny on the linguistic approach to Philosophy of Education in a 1976 conference. He comments that the quality of papers in 2007 Wellington conference was less of congeniality than the previous conferences he was associated with. He adds that maybe competition is damaging collegiality and lowering the standards. He concludes that his 40-year experience with PESA personalities was valuable.