Exploration and clarification of the methodological possibilities, challenges and limits of a Global Philosophy of Education.
Welcome to the Global Philosophy of Education Project
Expanding Consciousness in Education: East, West, North and South
Our Vision
The aim of the project `Expanding Consciousness in Education – East, West, North and South. Towards a Global Philosophy of Education´ (GlobalPhilEd) is to move the anglophone field of Philosophy of Education beyond its western- and eurocentric bias and establish the field of Global Philosophy of Education. This entails not the establishment of a global philosophy in the sense of a universal or hegemonic philosophical theory, but the development of a global practice of philosophy of education. What we are proposing is the development of a genuine global practice of philosophy of education aiming at an actual collaborative engagement between the substantive positions developed in different traditions focusing on concrete philosophical problems. Instead of just comparing different traditions, we need to actually use their theoretical resources in the social practice of doing global philosophy.
Key objectives
Expanding Consciousness in Education: East, West, North and South
The exploration and rethinking of concrete problems and themes in the philosophy of education and its different branches (e.g., educational ethics, epistemology of education), in light of different world philosophical traditions, and how this may guide the reform of existing educational structures and practices.
The launch a new field of philosophical research - 'Global Philosophy of Education' - and the creation of a global community interested in bringing this field forward.
