Philosophy 250ED - Philosophy of Education

The purpose, goal and shape of educational;institutions, policies and methods have been;central preoccupations for millennia. This course;considers a variety of questions concerning;education that are related to different parts of;philosophy: epistemology (What kind of;'knowledge' should be taught at different;educational levels? How do we differentiate;'truth' and 'education' from 'propaganda' and;'indoctrination'?), ethics (What is 'moral;virtue'? Can it be taught? If so, is this an;appropriate educational goal?), and social and;political philosophy (What is the relationship;between schools and the broader society? Should;education be a fundamentally subversive activity?)