Routledge International Studies in the Philosophy of Education
About the Book Series
The philosophy of education is enjoying a resurgence of interest internationally, in line with the growing attention worldwide to education's seminal importance in shaping societies, economies and people's lives. This series brings together some of the leading experts from around the world, and provides an outlet for the very latest cutting-edge research.
Please send inquiries or proposals for this series to one of the following:
Manon Berset: [email protected] – Editor, UK, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
Kirsty Murray: [email protected] – Editor, North & South America
Kanishka Jangir: [email protected] – Editor, Australia, New Zealand & Asia
Intelligence, Sapience and Learning: Concepts, Framings and Practices
1st Edition
By David Scott, Sandra Leaton Gray
October 26, 2025
Examining the idea of intelligence in its diverse sociological and philosophical formations, Intelligence, Sapience and Learning explores the multiple and often complex meanings associated with the concept of intelligence, and its relationships with learning, curriculum and sapience. Scott and ...
Pupil Management and Emerging Democratic Voices: Governing by Knowledge in Schools
1st Edition
By Andrew Thomas
August 18, 2025
This book addresses the distance between contemporary philosophical critiques of education and the classroom context by applying new insights from social philosophy, neurology and historical analysis to common school practices. Critiquing contemporary academic and political debates concerning the ...
Defending the Value of Education as a Public Good: Philosophical Dialogues on Education and the State
1st Edition
Edited
By Katarzyna Wrońska, Julian Stern
June 27, 2025
Centred around a philosophical argument for contemporary education as a fundamental good, this edited volume demonstrates the benefits that education brings in a civil and flourishing societal context while also critiquing the state’s role in supporting and strengthening this educational focus. ...
Lyotard: Just Education
1st Edition
Edited
By Pradeep Dhillon, Paul Standish
January 30, 2025
Following Lyotard's death in 1998, this book provides an exploration of the recurrent theme of education in his work. It brings to a wider audience the significance of a body of thought about education that is subtle, profound and still largely unexplored. This book also makes an important ...
Discursive Thinking Through of Education: Learning from Those Who Transform the Universe
1st Edition
By Oleg Bazaluk
December 19, 2024
This book is a contribution to the philosophical discourse on education. Education is considered a tool of philosophy. Education (paideia) and politics (politeia) are equal in importance for building a sustainable society free from feud and unhappiness. Discursive thinking through of education is ...
Philosophy of Education in Dialogue between East and West: Japanese Insights and Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Masamichi Ueno
November 29, 2024
This edited book opens a dialogue on theories and philosophies of education between the East and the West in the era of globalisation. A great deal of research has been devoted to discussion of the ideas of Western theorists such as Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Fröbel, Herbert, Dewey, ...
Higher Education in Liquid Modernity
1st Edition
By Marvin Oxenham
October 14, 2024
Based in sociologist Zygmunt Bauman’s theory of liquid modernity, this volume describes and critiques key aspects and practices of liquid education--education as market-driven consumption, short life span of useful knowledge, overabundance of information--through a systematic comparison ...
Justice, Education, and the World of Today: Philosophical Investigations
1st Edition
Edited
By Inga Bostad, Marianna Papastephanou, Torill Strand
October 04, 2024
This edited book challenges the limits of current educational philosophical discourse and argues for a restored normativisation of education through a powerful notion of justice. Moving beyond conventional paradigms of how justice and education relate, the book rethinks the promotion of justice in,...
Educating Character Through the Arts
1st Edition
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By Laura D'Olimpio, Panos Paris, Aidan P. Thompson
May 27, 2024
This volume investigates the role of the arts in character education. Bringing together insights from esteemed philosophers and educationalists, it looks to the arts for insight into human character and explores the arts’ relationship to human flourishing and the development of the virtues. ...
Education in an Age of Lies and Fake News: Regaining a Love of Truth
1st Edition
Edited
By Jānis (John) Tālivaldis Ozoliņš
January 29, 2024
The ‘post-truth’ world in which we live has been beset by fake news, lies and a cavalier disregard for truth. If truth is neglected then an alternative is an appeal to the emotions in order to validate a particular position, which can quickly turn to the use of power to impose a particular view. ...
Rethinking the Politics of Education
1st Edition
By Nick Peim
January 29, 2024
Rethinking the Politics of Education provides an entirely original rethinking of the modern and contemporary mythology of education. Problematizing the ideas concerning education as fulfilment and redemption, the book critically reviews the association of education with projects of social justice, ...
Teaching Democracy in an Age of Uncertainty: Place-Responsive Learning
1st Edition
By Gilbert Burgh, Simone Thornton
January 29, 2024
The strength of democracy lies in its ability to self-correct, to solve problems and adapt to new challenges. However, increased volatility, resulting from multiple crises on multiple fronts – humanitarian, financial, and environmental – is testing this ability. By offering a new framework for ...