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PhilFacts

@philfacts.bsky.social

Did you know Jan Nepomuk Kapras, the Czech philosopher and educator, spent his final days in Prague? A key figure in 19th-century thought, his work bridged philosophy and education, influencing Czech academia in profound ways. (Q12022879) #PhilosophyOfEducation #CzechThought

December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Faculty of Arts

@kpuarts.bsky.social

EDUC 2210: Philosophical Foundations of Education isn’t just a course—it’s an invitation to question, reflect, and grow.
#PhilosophyOfEducation #LearnWithPurpose #Spring2026 #EDUC2210 #FutureGoals #StudentOpportunity #AcademicJourney #RegisterNow #university #education

November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Educational Theory

@educationaltheory.bsky.social

A new issue of Educational Theory (75/6) has been released.
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#JournalEdTheory #philosophyofeducation #educationaltheory

Educational Theory: Vol 75, No 6

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November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Educational Theory

@educationaltheory.bsky.social

A new issue of Educational Theory (75/5) has been released.
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#JournalEdTheory #philosophyofeducation #educationaltheory

Educational Theory: Vol 75, No 5

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October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Marylin Delgado

@philosophypills.bsky.social

"Explores learning, teaching, indoctrination, knowledge, equality, intelligence, virtue, and rights

Presents an analysis of concepts and theories that relate to what should and should not be done, educationally speaking"

#philsky #philosophyofeducation

Laura D'Olimpio @lauradol4.bsky.social · Oct 3

Exciting news! Our textbook, Philosophy of Education, has been published with Palgrave!!

This is a contemporary, up-to-date, not old, male & stale introduction to our field.

Please spread the word & order the book for your library!
#philsky #academicsky

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.

link.springer.com

October 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM

DEMOPOL project

@demopol.bsky.social

Our project's final PhD is defended today by Ivan Zamotkin @uchichel.bsky.social. The topic is "Hannah Arendt and the Promise of Democratic Education: Exercises in Educational Thought".

#philosophyofeducation
#HannahArendt
#DemocraticEducation

www.oulu.fi/fi/vaitokset...

Hannah Arendt ja demokraattisen kasvatuksen lupaus. Kasvatuksellisia ajatusharjoitteita

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September 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM

SUNY Press

@sunypress.bsky.social

Horizons in the Philosophy of Education is a newer series of ours featuring scholarly works that utilize methods, concepts, and key figures in philosophy to expand the known universe of educational thought. tinyurl.com/5dapbb6j

#ReadUP #Education #philosophyofeducation

August 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Philosophical Inquiry in Education

@piejournal.bsky.social

📢 Dialogue & Debate at Philosophical Inquiry in Education invites submissions. We seek essays, provocations, and responses that bring philosophy & education into renewed dialogue.

Submit: journals.sfu.ca/pie/index.ph...

#PhilosophyOfEducation

Philosophical Inquiry in Education - The Journal of the Canadian Philosophy of Education Society

Philosophical Inquiry in Education is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the unique and distinctive contribution that philosophical thinking can make to educational policy, research,...

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August 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM

Sean Legnini

@seanisdwelling.bsky.social

“Beyond the Learning Machine” pushes back on this trend and reclaims experience as something real, felt, and formative.
Read here: pexelab.org/brackets-fie...
#ExperientialEd #PhilosophyOfEducation #CriticalPedagogy #TeacherAgency #LivedExperience

Beyond the Learning Machine: Reclaiming Experience in Experiential Education — The PEXE Lab

Originally published in 1984, David Kolb’s experiential learning theory offered an account of experiential education that, even if misunderstood and underappreciated, continues to hold sway as a frame...

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July 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM

Eduwyn

@eduwyn.bsky.social

Condorcet's dream: A republic of reason.
He wanted knowledge to be a shared good, not a privilege.
His statement is not just an observation — it’s a call to educate or collapse.
#PhilosophyOfEducation

May 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM

PESGB

@pesgb.bsky.social

#PESGB #PhilosophyOfEducation #DeathEducation #LoveAndLoss #DavidHume

May 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM

Alex Lester

@alexanderlester.bsky.social

Please watch and then start reading his work—it is so good!
Thanks, @tarabrabazon.bsky.social, for creating this video! #academicsky #philosophy #philosophyofeducation #education #edusky #edtech

Tara Brabazon @tarabrabazon.bsky.social · Apr 20

Great scholars inspire us. Transform us. This week - we explore the research and career of Professor Yusef Waghid. A scholar of our time and for our time. He enables our infrastructures of care. youtu.be/uZQyFqTl4yQ