Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, and Economic Realities

Autor/in	White, John
Titel	Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, and Economic Realities
Quelle	In: Theory and Research in Education, 11 (2013) 3, S.294-303 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1477-8785
DOI	10.1177/1477878513498180
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Educational Philosophy; Comparative Analysis; Educational Theories; Aesthetics; Democracy; Economic Factors; Foreign Countries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Ästhetik; Demokratie; Ökonomischer Faktor; Ausland
Abstract	In 2009 Harvey Siegel edited "The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Education." This article develops a theme, prompted by reflection on several essays in that volume, about the nature of philosophy of education and its relation to philosophy. Siegel's view that philosophy of education is a "branch" of philosophy is put to the test, largely via a comparison between philosophy of education and aesthetics. At the other end of the spectrum, Philip Kitcher, another contributor, is attracted to Dewey's view that philosophy is "the general theory of education". Like Kitcher's piece, this article does not see philosophy of education as a specialism within philosophy. It warms to Martha Nussbaum's and Randall Curren's more practically orientated pieces, as well as to Kitcher's disturbing analysis of the shift of capital towards East Asia, and the poor prospects many countries have for a humane, democratic society and education system, as their efforts are directed towards economic survival. The last section takes up Kitcher's suggestion that philosophy of education should bend its efforts to seeing what might be done to raise those prospects. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10