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Introduction 1
The Need for Philosophy of Education 1
Branches of Philosophy 2
Theory and Practice in Education 6
The Quest in Philosophy in Education 10
Developing a Philosophical Perspective on Education 12
Selected Readings 13
1 Idealism and Education 14
Development of Idealism 14
Platonic Idealism 15 • Religious Idealism 18
Development of Modern Idealism 20
Idealism as a Philosophy of Education 27
Aims of Education 28 • Methods of Education 32 • Curriculum 35 • Role of the Teacher 36
Critique of Idealism in Education 37
Plato: The Republic 41
Kant: Education 44
2 Realism and Education 48
Classical Traditions 48
Aristotelian Realism 48 • Religious Realism 53
Development of Modern Realism 56
Contemporary Realism 59
Realism as a Philosophy of Education 65
Aims of Education 65 • Methods of Education 71 • Curriculum 74 • Role of the Teacher 75
Critique of Realism in Education 77
Aristotle: The Politics and Ethics of Aristotle 81
Locke: Some Thoughts Concerning Education 86
3 Eastern Philosophy, Religion, and Education 91
The Development of Eastern Thought 92
Far Eastern and Indian Thought 92
Indian Thought 93 • Chinese Thought 102 • Japanese Thought 106
Middle Eastern Thought 108
Eastern Thought and Philosophy of Education 113
Aims of Education 113 • Methods and Curriculum 115 • Role of the Teacher 116
Critique of Eastern Philosophy in Education 116
Bhagavad-Gita 118
Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind 122
4 Pragmatism and Education 127
Roots of the Pragmatist Worldview 127
Induction: A New Way of Thinking 128 • Centrality of Experience 129 • Science and Society 132
American Pragmatists 134
Pragmatism as a Philosophy of Education 144
Aims of Education 145 • Methods of Education 148 • Curriculum 150 • Role of the Teachers 151
Critique of Pragmatism in Education 154
James: Talks to Teachers 156
Dewey: Democracy and Education 161
5 Reconstructionism and Education 167
Historical Background of Reconstructionism 167
Philosophy of Reconstructionism 171
Reconstructionism as a Philosophy of Education 180
Education and the Human Crisis 180 • Role of the School 183 • Aims of Education 185 • Methods of Education 186 • Curriculum 187 • Role of the Teacher 189
Critique of Reconstructionism in Education 190
Counts: Dare the Schools Build a New Social Order? 193
Shane and Shane: Educating the Youngest for Tomorrow 196
6 Behaviorism and Education 200
Philosophical Bases of Behaviorism 201
Realism 201 • Materialism 202 • Early Behaviorists 203 • Behaviorism and Positivism 204
Philosophical Aspects of Behaviorism 206
Behaviorism as a Philosophy of Education 212
Aims of Education 212 • Methods and Curriculum 215 • Role of the Teacher 219
Critique of Behaviorism in Education 220
Hobbes: The Leviathan 224
Skinner: Beyond Freedom and Dignity 228
7 Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Education 234
Existentialist Philosophers and Their Thought 234
Existentialism in Modern Life 241
Phenomenological Philosophers and Their Thought 243
Heidegger and Phenomenology 244 • Phenomenology and Hermeneutics 246
Existentialism and Phenomenology in Philosophy of Education 247
Aims of Education 247 • Methods of Education 252 • Curriculum 255 • Role of the Teacher 255
Critique of Existentialism and Phenomenology in Education 258
Sartre: Existentialism and Humanism 261
Greene: Landscapes of Learning 264
8 Analytic Philosophy and Education 269
Analytic Movement in Philosophy 269
Realism and the Early Analytic Movement 270 • Logical Positivism and Analysis 274 • Linguistic Analysis 277
Philosophical Analysis and Philosophy of Education 282
Aims of Education 286 • Methods of Education 289 • Curriculum 291 • Role of the Teacher 291
Critique of Analytic Philosophy in Education 292
Martin: On the Reduction of “Knowing That” to “Knowing How” 295
Barrow: Does the Question “What Is Education?” Make Sense? 298
9 Marxism and Education 304
Origins of Marxism 304
Materialism 304 • Socialism 306 • Political Economy 306
The Philosophy of Karl Marx 307
Western Marxism and the Origins of “Critical Theory” 314
The Frankfurt School 315
Marxism as a Philosophy of Education 317
Aims of Education 317 • Methods and Curriculum 322 • Role of the Teacher 325
Critique of Marxism in Education 326
Marx: On Education 330
10 Philosophy, Education, and the Challenge of Postmodernism 337
Postmodern Variety 337
Postmodernism and Philosophy 339
Postmodern Philosophy and Its European Backgrounds 340 • Criticisms of Postmodernism 345
Postmodern Philosophy and Education 346
Aims of Education 348 • Methods and Curriculum 351 • Role of the Teacher 353
Critique of Postmodernism in Education 355
Giroux: Border Pedagogy as Postmodern Resistance 358
Nuyen: Lyotard as Moral Educator 363
Useful Web Sites and Internet Links 370
Selected Bibliography 373
Index 384
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