Harvey Siegel is Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami.

• Introduction: Philosophy of Education and Philosophy, Harvey Siegel ; Aims of Education ; 1. The Epistemic Aims of Education, Emily Robertson ; 2. Moral and Political Aims of Education, Harry Brighouse ; 3. Tagore, Dewey, and the Imminent Demise of Liberal Education, Martha Nussbaum ; Thinking, Reasoning, Teaching and Learning ; 4. Thinking, Reasoning, and Education, Richard Feldman ; 5. Why Fallibility Has Not Mattered and How It Could, Jonathan E. Adler ; 6. Indoctrination, Eamonn Callan and Dylan Arena ; 7. Educating for Authenticity: The Paradox of Moral Education Revisited, Stefaan E. Cuypers ; 8. The Development of Rationality, David Moshman ; 9. Philosophy and Developmental Psychology: Getting Beyond the Deficit Conception of Childhood, Gareth B. Matthews ; 10. Socratic Teaching and Socratic Method, Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith ; 11. Educating the Practical Imagination: A Prolegomena, Amelie Rorty ; Moral, Value, and Character Education ; 12. Caring, Empathy, and Moral Education, Michael Slote ; 13. Kantian Moral Maturity and the Cultivation of Character, Marcia C. Baron ; 14. The Persistence of Moral Skepticism and the Limits of Moral Education, Elijah Millgram ; 15. Values Education, Graham Oddie ; Knowledge, Curriculum, and Educational Research ; 16. Curriculum and the Value of Knowledge, David Carr ; 17. Education, Democracy, and Capitalism, Philip Kitcher ; 18. Art and Education, Catherine Z. Elgin ; 19. Science Education, Religious Toleration, and Liberal Neutrality Toward the Good, Robert Audi ; 20. Constructivisms, Scientific Methods and Reflective Judgment in Science Education, Richard E. Grandy ; 21. Empirical Educational Research: Charting Philosophical Disagreements in an Undisciplined Field, D. C. Phillips ; Social/Political Issues ; 22. Educating for Individual Freedom and Democratic Citizenship: In Unity and Diversity There Is Strength, Amy Gutmann ; 23. Mapping Multicultural Education, Meira Levinson ; 24. Prejudice, Lawrence Blum ; 25. Educational Authority and the Interests of Children, Rob Reich ; Approaches to Philosophy of Education and Philosophy ; 26. Pragmatist Philosophy of Education, Randall Curren ; 27. Feminist Philosophy and Education, Nel Noddings ; 28. Postmodernism and Education, Nicholas C. Burbules

The collection has notable strengths. The essays cover a wide range of interesting topics from a variety of philosophical perspectives. They are uniformly well-written and accessible to readers without a prior background in the philosophy of education.... As a collection of papers likely to advance research in the philosophy of education, the collection contains many essays that directly take on issues in the area and make important contributions to on-going debates.

Harvey Siegel is Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami.

• Introduction: Philosophy of Education and Philosophy, Harvey Siegel ; Aims of Education ; 1. The Epistemic Aims of Education, Emily Robertson ; 2. Moral and Political Aims of Education, Harry Brighouse ; 3. Tagore, Dewey, and the Imminent Demise of Liberal Education, Martha Nussbaum ; Thinking, Reasoning, Teaching and Learning ; 4. Thinking, Reasoning, and Education, Richard Feldman ; 5. Why Fallibility Has Not Mattered and How It Could, Jonathan E. Adler ; 6. Indoctrination, Eamonn Callan and Dylan Arena ; 7. Educating for Authenticity: The Paradox of Moral Education Revisited, Stefaan E. Cuypers ; 8. The Development of Rationality, David Moshman ; 9. Philosophy and Developmental Psychology: Getting Beyond the Deficit Conception of Childhood, Gareth B. Matthews ; 10. Socratic Teaching and Socratic Method, Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith ; 11. Educating the Practical Imagination: A Prolegomena, Amelie Rorty ; Moral, Value, and Character Education ; 12. Caring, Empathy, and Moral Education, Michael Slote ; 13. Kantian Moral Maturity and the Cultivation of Character, Marcia C. Baron ; 14. The Persistence of Moral Skepticism and the Limits of Moral Education, Elijah Millgram ; 15. Values Education, Graham Oddie ; Knowledge, Curriculum, and Educational Research ; 16. Curriculum and the Value of Knowledge, David Carr ; 17. Education, Democracy, and Capitalism, Philip Kitcher ; 18. Art and Education, Catherine Z. Elgin ; 19. Science Education, Religious Toleration, and Liberal Neutrality Toward the Good, Robert Audi ; 20. Constructivisms, Scientific Methods and Reflective Judgment in Science Education, Richard E. Grandy ; 21. Empirical Educational Research: Charting Philosophical Disagreements in an Undisciplined Field, D. C. Phillips ; Social/Political Issues ; 22. Educating for Individual Freedom and Democratic Citizenship: In Unity and Diversity There Is Strength, Amy Gutmann ; 23. Mapping Multicultural Education, Meira Levinson ; 24. Prejudice, Lawrence Blum ; 25. Educational Authority and the Interests of Children, Rob Reich ; Approaches to Philosophy of Education and Philosophy ; 26. Pragmatist Philosophy of Education, Randall Curren ; 27. Feminist Philosophy and Education, Nel Noddings ; 28. Postmodernism and Education, Nicholas C. Burbules

The collection has notable strengths. The essays cover a wide range of interesting topics from a variety of philosophical perspectives. They are uniformly well-written and accessible to readers without a prior background in the philosophy of education.... As a collection of papers likely to advance research in the philosophy of education, the collection contains many essays that directly take on issues in the area and make important contributions to on-going debates.

Harvey Siegel is Professor of Philosophy, University of Miami.

• Introduction: Philosophy of Education and Philosophy, Harvey Siegel ; Aims of Education ; 1. The Epistemic Aims of Education, Emily Robertson ; 2. Moral and Political Aims of Education, Harry Brighouse ; 3. Tagore, Dewey, and the Imminent Demise of Liberal Education, Martha Nussbaum ; Thinking, Reasoning, Teaching and Learning ; 4. Thinking, Reasoning, and Education, Richard Feldman ; 5. Why Fallibility Has Not Mattered and How It Could, Jonathan E. Adler ; 6. Indoctrination, Eamonn Callan and Dylan Arena ; 7. Educating for Authenticity: The Paradox of Moral Education Revisited, Stefaan E. Cuypers ; 8. The Development of Rationality, David Moshman ; 9. Philosophy and Developmental Psychology: Getting Beyond the Deficit Conception of Childhood, Gareth B. Matthews ; 10. Socratic Teaching and Socratic Method, Thomas C. Brickhouse and Nicholas D. Smith ; 11. Educating the Practical Imagination: A Prolegomena, Amelie Rorty ; Moral, Value, and Character Education ; 12. Caring, Empathy, and Moral Education, Michael Slote ; 13. Kantian Moral Maturity and the Cultivation of Character, Marcia C. Baron ; 14. The Persistence of Moral Skepticism and the Limits of Moral Education, Elijah Millgram ; 15. Values Education, Graham Oddie ; Knowledge, Curriculum, and Educational Research ; 16. Curriculum and the Value of Knowledge, David Carr ; 17. Education, Democracy, and Capitalism, Philip Kitcher ; 18. Art and Education, Catherine Z. Elgin ; 19. Science Education, Religious Toleration, and Liberal Neutrality Toward the Good, Robert Audi ; 20. Constructivisms, Scientific Methods and Reflective Judgment in Science Education, Richard E. Grandy ; 21. Empirical Educational Research: Charting Philosophical Disagreements in an Undisciplined Field, D. C. Phillips ; Social/Political Issues ; 22. Educating for Individual Freedom and Democratic Citizenship: In Unity and Diversity There Is Strength, Amy Gutmann ; 23. Mapping Multicultural Education, Meira Levinson ; 24. Prejudice, Lawrence Blum ; 25. Educational Authority and the Interests of Children, Rob Reich ; Approaches to Philosophy of Education and Philosophy ; 26. Pragmatist Philosophy of Education, Randall Curren ; 27. Feminist Philosophy and Education, Nel Noddings ; 28. Postmodernism and Education, Nicholas C. Burbules

The collection has notable strengths. The essays cover a wide range of interesting topics from a variety of philosophical perspectives. They are uniformly well-written and accessible to readers without a prior background in the philosophy of education.... As a collection of papers likely to advance research in the philosophy of education, the collection contains many essays that directly take on issues in the area and make important contributions to on-going debates.