EDUC 305 - Philosophy of Education

2018-2019 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
This course will familiarize students with past and present theories and issues in the philosophy of education. Students will consider why humans educate themselves and their children; what they think constitutes reality; what knowledge is worth having and how humans beings acquire it; what constitutes the good life and how human beings organize society to promote it; and how education can encourage people to reflect on what it means to live ethically. The course will allow philosophy students to apply their knowledge of the discipline to an important realm of practical problems and provide education students an opportunity to think both critically and creatively about educational practice.

Prerequisite(s): PHIL 100 or INTD 203 or permission of instructor.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Crosslisted with: PHIL 305.