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- The history of the philosophy of education started in ancient philosophy but only emerged as a systematic branch of philosophy in the latter half of the 20th century.
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Jun 2, 2008 · Philosophy of education is the branch of applied or practical philosophy concerned with the nature and aims of education and the philosophical problems arising from educational theory and practice.
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Apr 5, 2024 · The history of philosophy of education is an important source of concerns and issues—as is the history of education itself—for setting the intellectual agenda of contemporary philosophers of education. Equally relevant is the range of contemporary approaches to the subject. Although it is not possible here to review systematically either ...
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Jun 2, 2008 · Philosophy of Education. First published Mon Jun 2, 2008. All human societies, past and present, have had a vested interest in education; and some wits have claimed that teaching (at its best an educational activity) is the second oldest profession.
The problem of education was already an important topic in ancient philosophy and has remained so to the present day. [5] [7] But it only emerged as a distinct branch of philosophy in the latter half of the 20th century, when it became the subject of a systematic study and analysis. [6]
Feb 22, 2024 · Although his first, early 1960s’ way of seeing philosophy of education as a branch of philosophy was, as we have seen, focussed on concepts thought peculiar to the field rather than more practical matters, it had changed by 1973 to reflect the growing importance of the latter.
May 1, 2023 · Philosophy of education is the philosophical study of education, often understood as a field of applied philosophy that draws from established branches of philosophy in epistemology, ethics, axiology, and politics to raise and address questions of educational aims, methods, and problems, and of educational policy, pedagogy, and curriculum.
Something changed during the early and mid-twentieth century. John Dewey and others became termed ‘philosophers of education’ (ironically, because there is no better example of the centrality of education to other philosophical concepts and theories than Dewey).
