How to Make Philosophy of Education Useful

2025/12/01 by Harry Brighouse · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Digital Education and Society #Education, Philosophy, and Society #Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies

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Abstract

Abstract This article considers the difficulties of doing work in philosophy of education that might actually be useful to practical decision‐makers and discusses the way that philosophers can collaborate with social scientists to do such work.

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