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Aims of Education: Knowledge, Freedom and Flourishing

A philosophical guide to the aims of education, from knowledge and autonomy to democratic citizenship, work, care, and human flourishing.

The aims of education are the goods that justify educational activity and guide choices about curriculum, teaching, assessment, and authority.

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What Is Philosophy of Education?

A philosophical introduction to the philosophy of education, examining how thinkers from Aristotle through Rousseau to Dewey have investigated the purpose, methods, and meaning of education in human life.

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An introduction to the philosophy of education as the philosophical branch that examines the nature, purpose, and methods of education, from Plato and Aristotle through Dewey to contemporary debates on learning, character formation, and social reform.

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A source-led learning path through the purposes of education, teaching, learning, curriculum, justice, authority, and human development.

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