Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-221) and index.
1. Philosophy of Education Before the Twentieth Century. Socrates and Plato. Aristotle. Rousseau. Pestalozzi, Herbart, and Froebel -- 2. The Philosophical and Educational Thought of John Dewey. Dewey's Philosophical Orientation. The Meaning and Aims of Education. Dewey's Psychology. Dewey's Theory of Knowledge. Democracy and Education. The Place of Subject Matter. Dewey Today: An Assessment -- 3. Analytic Philosophy. Philosophical Analysis in Education. The Analysis of Teaching. Current Analyses of Teaching -- 4. Continental Philosophy. Existentialism. Phenomenology. Critical Theory. Hermeneutics. Postmodernism -- 5. Logic and Critical Thinking. Formal Logic. Informal Logic. McPeck's View of Critical Thinking. An Alternative Approach -- 6. Epistemology and Education. Justified True Belief. Foundationalism. Truth. Nonfoundational Theories of Knowledge. Epistemology and Education. Constructivism -- 7. Philosophy of Social Science and Educational Research. How Does Science Grow?
A Debate in Educational Research. Some Examples -- 8. Ethics and Moral Education. Pre-Enlightenment Ethics. Enlightenment Ethics. Utilitarianism. Deweyan Ethics. Moral Education. Cognitive Developmentalism -- 9. Social and Political Philosophy. The Current Debate. Justice and Equality in Education -- 10. Feminism, Philosophy, and Education. Feminist Critiques of Philosophy. Epistemology. Philosophy of Social Science. Ethics. Care and Education.
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Philosophy of Education is designed for general students of education who need to know something about philosophical thought and its exercise in teaching, learning, research, and educational policy. It assumes no previous training in philosophy. Ranging broadly from the great historical figures through John Dewey to contemporary representatives of both analytic and Continental traditions, it is always fair-minded, generous, and undogmatic. Attractive features are the author's nondoctrinaire feminism, her commitment to the empowerment of students, and her coverage of the most recent trends in educational thought. This is an essential book not just for teachers and for future teachers but for anyone needing a survey of contemporary trends in the philosophy of education.