Michael Hand
@michaelhand.bsky.social
Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Birmingham.
Vice-Chair of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.
Author of A Theory of Moral Education https://www.routledge.com/p/book/9781138898547
Vice-Chair of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.
Author of A Theory of Moral Education https://www.routledge.com/p/book/9781138898547
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2026 Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain #conference Keynote speakers announced!
Paul C. Taylor, University of California
@andreaenglish.bsky.social
University of Edinburgh
& Marek Tesar, University of Melbourne Australia
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe... #philsky
Paul C. Taylor, University of California
@andreaenglish.bsky.social
University of Edinburgh
& Marek Tesar, University of Melbourne Australia
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe... #philsky
Annual Conference - Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain
Friday 27 March to Sunday 29 March 2026 New College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK Call for Papers CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT Submissions are invited for the sixty-first annual conference of the Philosophy ...
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October 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
2026 Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain #conference Keynote speakers announced!
Paul C. Taylor, University of California
@andreaenglish.bsky.social
University of Edinburgh
& Marek Tesar, University of Melbourne Australia
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe... #philsky
Paul C. Taylor, University of California
@andreaenglish.bsky.social
University of Edinburgh
& Marek Tesar, University of Melbourne Australia
www.philosophy-of-education.org/annual-confe... #philsky
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The Philosopher’s Yard presents ‘Education: what is it for?’ – short talks (by me & Grace Lockrobin!) and interactive dialogue on Thursday 23 Oct 18:30-21:00 at The Birmingham &Midland Institute
All welcome!
#philsky #edusky #academicsky
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-...
All welcome!
#philsky #edusky #academicsky
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-...
Education: what is it for?
What is education for? Exams? Citizenship? Flourishing? Listen, learn and share your ideas about what education is—and what it could be.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Philosopher’s Yard presents ‘Education: what is it for?’ – short talks (by me & Grace Lockrobin!) and interactive dialogue on Thursday 23 Oct 18:30-21:00 at The Birmingham &Midland Institute
All welcome!
#philsky #edusky #academicsky
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-...
All welcome!
#philsky #edusky #academicsky
Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/education-...
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🎉Out now! Philosophy of Education, my new book with @lauradol4.bsky.social & @janegatley.bsky.social (Palgrave Philosophy Today series). It explores how thinking philosophically about educational concepts can clarify aims & address challenges in policy & practice. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Philosophy of Education
This textbook provides an introductory account of the philosophy of education, focussing on the questions raised by educational policy and practice.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
🎉Out now! Philosophy of Education, my new book with @lauradol4.bsky.social & @janegatley.bsky.social (Palgrave Philosophy Today series). It explores how thinking philosophically about educational concepts can clarify aims & address challenges in policy & practice. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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🎨 Have you registered for the upcoming seminar?
‘Two Ways of Knowing: Aesthetic Experiences in Education’
📅 29 Apr 2025 | 🕓 4–6:30PM
Room 2.26, Uni of Bristol + Online
D’Olimpio & Coles & Orchard on arts, community & re-humanising education
🔗More info ⬇️
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‘Two Ways of Knowing: Aesthetic Experiences in Education’
📅 29 Apr 2025 | 🕓 4–6:30PM
Room 2.26, Uni of Bristol + Online
D’Olimpio & Coles & Orchard on arts, community & re-humanising education
🔗More info ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/two-comple...
April 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🎨 Have you registered for the upcoming seminar?
‘Two Ways of Knowing: Aesthetic Experiences in Education’
📅 29 Apr 2025 | 🕓 4–6:30PM
Room 2.26, Uni of Bristol + Online
D’Olimpio & Coles & Orchard on arts, community & re-humanising education
🔗More info ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/two-comple...
‘Two Ways of Knowing: Aesthetic Experiences in Education’
📅 29 Apr 2025 | 🕓 4–6:30PM
Room 2.26, Uni of Bristol + Online
D’Olimpio & Coles & Orchard on arts, community & re-humanising education
🔗More info ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/two-comple...
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🎥 Upcoming Seminar – Birmingham Branch
Tragedy, Film, and Ethics Education: Towards an Evolutionary Aristotelian Philosophy
🎙️ Speaker: James MacAllister, University of Edinburgh
🗓️ 28 May 2025
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
Join us !
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Tragedy, Film, and Ethics Education: Towards an Evolutionary Aristotelian Philosophy
🎙️ Speaker: James MacAllister, University of Edinburgh
🗓️ 28 May 2025
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
Join us !
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April 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🎥 Upcoming Seminar – Birmingham Branch
Tragedy, Film, and Ethics Education: Towards an Evolutionary Aristotelian Philosophy
🎙️ Speaker: James MacAllister, University of Edinburgh
🗓️ 28 May 2025
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
Join us !
www.philosophy-of-education.org/events/birmi...
Tragedy, Film, and Ethics Education: Towards an Evolutionary Aristotelian Philosophy
🎙️ Speaker: James MacAllister, University of Edinburgh
🗓️ 28 May 2025
🕔 5:00–6:30 PM
Join us !
www.philosophy-of-education.org/events/birmi...
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Welcome to PESGB on Bluesky!
We are delighted to launch our official presence here.
Follow us for updates on:
-Events
-Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOPE) publications
-Grants and opportunities
- Community highlights
We look forward to connecting with you.
🔗 philosophy-of-education.org
We are delighted to launch our official presence here.
Follow us for updates on:
-Events
-Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOPE) publications
-Grants and opportunities
- Community highlights
We look forward to connecting with you.
🔗 philosophy-of-education.org
April 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Welcome to PESGB on Bluesky!
We are delighted to launch our official presence here.
Follow us for updates on:
-Events
-Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOPE) publications
-Grants and opportunities
- Community highlights
We look forward to connecting with you.
🔗 philosophy-of-education.org
We are delighted to launch our official presence here.
Follow us for updates on:
-Events
-Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOPE) publications
-Grants and opportunities
- Community highlights
We look forward to connecting with you.
🔗 philosophy-of-education.org
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📢 PESGB 60th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture Series
To mark 60 years of the PESGB, we are proud to launch our Distinguished Lecture Series.
Join us in celebrating six decades of philosophical inquiry in education with a series of talks from leading scholars in the field.
To mark 60 years of the PESGB, we are proud to launch our Distinguished Lecture Series.
Join us in celebrating six decades of philosophical inquiry in education with a series of talks from leading scholars in the field.
April 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
📢 PESGB 60th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture Series
To mark 60 years of the PESGB, we are proud to launch our Distinguished Lecture Series.
Join us in celebrating six decades of philosophical inquiry in education with a series of talks from leading scholars in the field.
To mark 60 years of the PESGB, we are proud to launch our Distinguished Lecture Series.
Join us in celebrating six decades of philosophical inquiry in education with a series of talks from leading scholars in the field.
Educating Responsible Believers - a symposium featuring articles by Nick Burbules, Jeff Standley, @drruthwareham.bsky.social, @lauradol4.bsky.social, @leeseunghyun.bsky.social, Danielle Diver, Nick Tanchuk, Rebecca Taylor, Martha Perez-Mugg, Ben Kotzee and me. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Symposium Introduction: Educating Responsible Believers
Click on the article title to read more.
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April 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Educating Responsible Believers - a symposium featuring articles by Nick Burbules, Jeff Standley, @drruthwareham.bsky.social, @lauradol4.bsky.social, @leeseunghyun.bsky.social, Danielle Diver, Nick Tanchuk, Rebecca Taylor, Martha Perez-Mugg, Ben Kotzee and me. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
'Does indoctrination still matter?' - new, open access article in Educational Theory. @philosophyofed.bsky.social @pesaustralasia.bsky.social
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Does Indoctrination Still Matter?
For at least half a century, there has been a broad consensus that indoctrination is a pernicious form of miseducation and a distinctive vice of teaching. In recent years, a number of educational the....
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March 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
'Does indoctrination still matter?' - new, open access article in Educational Theory. @philosophyofed.bsky.social @pesaustralasia.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Education, extremism and exemption from basic morality’: new, open access article in Educational Philosophy and Theory. @pesaustralasia.bsky.social @philosophyofed.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Education, extremism and exemption from basic morality
Are there things schools can do to build pupils’ resilience to extremism? The UK ‘Prevent duty’ assumes there are, but schools are poorly served by existing government advice. Here I offer a cautio...
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March 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Education, extremism and exemption from basic morality’: new, open access article in Educational Philosophy and Theory. @pesaustralasia.bsky.social @philosophyofed.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Now @michaelhand.bsky.social presenting on 'moral formation and moral inquiry in the early years' for our day exploring values in early years education #philsky #academicsky #edusky #philofed
March 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Now @michaelhand.bsky.social presenting on 'moral formation and moral inquiry in the early years' for our day exploring values in early years education #philsky #academicsky #edusky #philofed
An article I wrote for IAI News. Please have a read. iai.tv/articles/wha...
What students learn is more important than how | Michael Hand
iai.tv
March 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
An article I wrote for IAI News. Please have a read. iai.tv/articles/wha...
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21st March at IOE, UCL London, a free event (registration essential) Values #Education in the early years with @michaelhand.bsky.social & Christina Easton & Dominic Wyse & others
#philofed #Philsky #edusky #teachersky #academicsky
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
#philofed #Philsky #edusky #teachersky #academicsky
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Values education in the early years | IOE - Faculty of Education and Society
Explore the meaning of values education in the context of early years education and care from a range of speakers.
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February 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
21st March at IOE, UCL London, a free event (registration essential) Values #Education in the early years with @michaelhand.bsky.social & Christina Easton & Dominic Wyse & others
#philofed #Philsky #edusky #teachersky #academicsky
www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...
#philofed #Philsky #edusky #teachersky #academicsky
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Come to this. It’ll be great.
@johntillson.bsky.social @danielweinstock.bsky.social @philofedgb.bsky.social
@johntillson.bsky.social @danielweinstock.bsky.social @philofedgb.bsky.social
PESGB Distinguished Lecture by Daniel Weinstock: Lotteries and Educational Equality | Liverpool Hope University Online Store
Date: 19th February 2025Time: Drinks reception: 6-7pm Lecture: 7-8:30pmVenue: EDEN Event Suite, Liverpool Hope University, Hope Park, Taggart Avenue, Liv
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January 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Come to this. It’ll be great.
@johntillson.bsky.social @danielweinstock.bsky.social @philofedgb.bsky.social
@johntillson.bsky.social @danielweinstock.bsky.social @philofedgb.bsky.social
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My article for The Conversation on manifesting has been selected as a top read for 2024!
Top picks of 2024: If you rely solely on mental power to achieve your goals, you will not succeed. ebx.sh/OQzgVg
#manifestation #philsky #wishfulthinking #edusky #academicsky
Top picks of 2024: If you rely solely on mental power to achieve your goals, you will not succeed. ebx.sh/OQzgVg
#manifestation #philsky #wishfulthinking #edusky #academicsky
Manifesting has a dark side – there are problems with believing our thoughts have so much power
If you rely solely on mental power to achieve your goals, you will not succeed.
ebx.sh
December 30, 2024 at 2:27 AM
My article for The Conversation on manifesting has been selected as a top read for 2024!
Top picks of 2024: If you rely solely on mental power to achieve your goals, you will not succeed. ebx.sh/OQzgVg
#manifestation #philsky #wishfulthinking #edusky #academicsky
Top picks of 2024: If you rely solely on mental power to achieve your goals, you will not succeed. ebx.sh/OQzgVg
#manifestation #philsky #wishfulthinking #edusky #academicsky
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I was interviewed by Refinery29 for this feature article 'Desire, Delusion & The Rise of Magical Thinking on TikTok' by Lucy Jones. In it, she debunks trends like #manifestation
Check it out:
www.refinery29.com/en-gb/manife...
#philsky #academicsky #edusky #psychsky
Check it out:
www.refinery29.com/en-gb/manife...
#philsky #academicsky #edusky #psychsky
Desire, Delusion & The Rise Of Magical Thinking On TikTok
As our world slides further into chaos, it's not hard to understand why millions are turning to magical thinking. But is manifesting really the answer?
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January 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I was interviewed by Refinery29 for this feature article 'Desire, Delusion & The Rise of Magical Thinking on TikTok' by Lucy Jones. In it, she debunks trends like #manifestation
Check it out:
www.refinery29.com/en-gb/manife...
#philsky #academicsky #edusky #psychsky
Check it out:
www.refinery29.com/en-gb/manife...
#philsky #academicsky #edusky #psychsky
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We are pleased to announce the publication of Vol 11 issue 2 of the open access Journal of Philosophy in Schools!
jps.bham.ac.uk/22/volume/11...
This special issue contains 8 original articles on #Literature & #Philosophy in #schools #philsky #edusky #academicsky
jps.bham.ac.uk/22/volume/11...
This special issue contains 8 original articles on #Literature & #Philosophy in #schools #philsky #edusky #academicsky
Literature and philosophy in schools | Journal of Philosophy in Schools
The Journal of Philosophy in Schools ISSN 2204-2482 focusses on research into philosophy with school-aged children. What was once called Philosophy for/with Children (P4C) has developed into a sub-dis...
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December 26, 2024 at 7:19 AM
We are pleased to announce the publication of Vol 11 issue 2 of the open access Journal of Philosophy in Schools!
jps.bham.ac.uk/22/volume/11...
This special issue contains 8 original articles on #Literature & #Philosophy in #schools #philsky #edusky #academicsky
jps.bham.ac.uk/22/volume/11...
This special issue contains 8 original articles on #Literature & #Philosophy in #schools #philsky #edusky #academicsky
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Woke up to this view today! Mount Cook, Aotearoa, New Zealand, what a stunner!
December 9, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Woke up to this view today! Mount Cook, Aotearoa, New Zealand, what a stunner!
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@michaelhand.bsky.social keynote for #PESAConference2024 today on #education, extremism, and exemption from basic morality #philofed #philsky #edusky
December 5, 2024 at 8:56 PM
@michaelhand.bsky.social keynote for #PESAConference2024 today on #education, extremism, and exemption from basic morality #philofed #philsky #edusky
November 28, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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November 12, 1973 --- The day Philosophy & Public Affairs started treating Rawls like Jesus.
November 25, 2024 at 9:29 PM
November 12, 1973 --- The day Philosophy & Public Affairs started treating Rawls like Jesus.
To mark the 60th Birthday of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, we’re hosting six public lectures in six cities across the UK. Our distinguished lecturers are Sophie Grace Chappell, Rita Felski, Elvis Imafidon, Neil Levy, Catherine Pickstock and Daniel Weinstock. Please join us!
60th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture Series - Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain
PESGB is delighted to announce a special lecture series of distinguished speakers for the 60th Anniversary. Daniel Weinstock, Pearson Chair in Civil Society and Public Policy, McGill University Lotter...
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November 22, 2024 at 10:39 PM
To mark the 60th Birthday of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, we’re hosting six public lectures in six cities across the UK. Our distinguished lecturers are Sophie Grace Chappell, Rita Felski, Elvis Imafidon, Neil Levy, Catherine Pickstock and Daniel Weinstock. Please join us!
Next week Glenn Bezalel will address the challenge of teaching about conspiracy theories in the University of Birmingham Philosophy of Education Research Seminar Series. All welcome.
The challenge of teaching about conspiracy theories
Philosophy of Education Research Seminar Series
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November 19, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Next week Glenn Bezalel will address the challenge of teaching about conspiracy theories in the University of Birmingham Philosophy of Education Research Seminar Series. All welcome.
Just two weeks to go until the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) Annual Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. It’s not too late to register!
Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) 2024 Conference, 04 - 07 December 2024, Te Pae Christchurch
Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) Conference is excited to welcome you to Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand for the PESA2024 Conference, to be held 04 - 07 December 2024. The 202...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Just two weeks to go until the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA) Annual Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand. It’s not too late to register!