Introduction
Education has always been closely related to philosophy. The first serious observation about the purpose and means of education was undertaken by the Pre-Socratic thinkers. Pedagogy, didactics, and other educational disciplines originated from philosophical thinking. In fact, it is impossible to have a serious discussion about education without venturing into the philosophy of education. As Max Black put it nicely, “All serious discussion of educational problems, no matter how specific, soon leads to a consideration of educational aims, and becomes a conversation about the good life, the nature of man, the varieties of experience” (Black 1969). It is precisely from this quote that we can interpret philosophy of education as a modern philosophical discipline which aims to determine the purpose and means of education, as well as its influence on life and society. It can range from...
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Ćurko, B. (2017). Philosophical Education, An Overview of. In: Peters, M.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-588-4_159
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