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Since the 1960s we have witnessed the development of philosophy of education as a vital intellectual field. Beginning with the work of Israel Scheffler at Harvard, and spreading rapidly to the United Kingdom under the influence of R.S. Peters and Paul Hirst at the London Institute of Education, analytical philosophers of education worked toward a new understanding of such central educational concepts as teaching, learning, explanation, curriculum, aims and objective… More >>
Leaders in Philosophy of Education
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#1 by Felicity Haynes on April 15, 2010 - 3:41 pm
Excellent idea to ask leading philosophers of education to write about the influences and history of their own intellectual progress. I know many of these writers, and learning about their favorite books and influences helped make their writings more coherent. However they nearly all come from the analytic tradition, and there are many European and Australian philosophers who do not appear, possibly because they were unwilling to contribute, but also perhaps because they do not meet the conventional standards.Styles of writing vary , the most original being the nonsequential poetry of Michael Peters. This makes intellectual traditions more human and is well worth readingl
Rating: 4 / 5