EPHILO · A CONVERSATION BEFORE THE BOOK

Are we teaching children to think?

Ideas for a more thoughtful, humane and responsible education.

Two teachers discussing education in a classroom, scene 1

1Teacher

“My students know all the answers for tomorrow’s test.”

Two teachers discussing education in a classroom, scene 2

2Colleague

“That’s good. But do they know how to ask questions?”

Two teachers discussing education in a classroom, scene 3

3Teacher

“I’m not sure. They mostly want to know what’s correct.”

Two teachers discussing education in a classroom, scene 4

4Colleague

“What if learning is more than getting things right?”

Two teachers discussing education in a classroom, scene 5

5Teacher

“Then what should we really be teaching them?”

Two teachers discussing education in a classroom, scene 6

6Colleague

“Perhaps how to think, judge and choose for themselves.”

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Philosophy for Education

Name: Philosophy for Education
Brand: EPHILO International Publishing & Dialogue
Price: 12.00 EUR
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About the Book

Philosophy for Education is a substantial English-language volume that brings together philosophical and educational reflections by Dr Ioannis S. Christodoulou in a unified and accessible form.

The book explores education not merely as instruction, but as a formative process shaping character, judgement, responsibility and self-knowledge. Moving between reflective prose, pedagogical thought and literary expression, it invites readers to consider the deeper aims of education and its relation to human flourishing.

This volume includes philosophical and educational essays, exercises, dialogues, characters and the dramatic work Two Lessons in Philosophy. Across these varied forms, the author examines questions of teaching, learning, culture, moral development, freedom, thought and the place of philosophy in education.

Written in clear and carefully edited British English, Philosophy for Education will appeal to readers interested in philosophy of education, reflective pedagogy, humane learning and the intellectual and moral dimensions of educational life.