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The interweaving between philosophical thought and educational practice goes back to the very dawn of Western culture, but the relationship between philosophy and education had not always been peaceful and smooth, and neither is today. This article begins by clarifying the nature of these activities in order to address their mutual linkage, whether philosophy is seen as a personal attitude or as an academic discipline. Particular attention is paid to the thought of how these issues are addressed by some authors in the UK underlining three philosophical resources of great interest to education: the logical analysis of language, the study of the history of philosophy and practical reason. In conclusion, it is proposed to promote the cultivation of a philosophical attitude among teachers so that they can carry out more wisely their work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The migratory phenomenon outlines an intercultural and pedagogic challenge: the confrontation with the alterity. In the western cultural history there is a very important presence of alterity: for this reason the philosophy of education can offer suggestions, above all the concept of person and the reconnaissance of the human singularity as vectors of dignity for the human being. Men and women, as persons, have an inalienable dignity and they become aware of it through their education. Particularly, the intercultural education develops a type of communication that is based on the dignity of the person: this is a contribution coming from the philosophy of the education, based on the consciousness of western cultural patrimony. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to revisit the fundamental issue for educational philosophy and theory of how we might or should understand or define the term 'education' itself. I believe that this task needs further attention, for --although past analytical and other educational philosophers may seem to have said all there is to say on this question-- there can be no doubt that this basic conceptual question continues to be the prime source of the deepest and most persisting confusions in contemporary educational theorising and policy making. To this end, I shall in the first part of this paper identify and examine what I take to be the key analytical issues. In the second part, however, I shall say something about the nature of educational controversy and the sources of such controversy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]