Theoretical foundations of the formation of the philosophy of education

  • Veronika S. Sayganova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3831-2873
  • Zheng Ren Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The article discusses the theoretical foundations of the formation of the philosophy of education. The problematic field of the philosophy of education is revealed. The formation of the philosophy of education was preceded by the development of philosophical anthropology, pedagogy, and some areas of psychology and sociology. The theoretical foundations of the formation of the philosophy of education are considered in the directions of postclassical philosophy, where holistic interpretations of a person, humanitarian knowledge, and the implementation of this knowledge in education were manifested. The main blocks of philosophical research are highlighted, in which the theoretical foundations of the philosophy of education are revealed. The conclusion is made that the formation of the philosophy of education took place within the framework of the analytical philosophical tradition, which determined the content directions and vectors of the further development of the philosophy of education.

Author Biographies

Veronika S. Sayganova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (philosophy), docent; head of the department of philosophy of culture, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

Zheng Ren, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

postgraduate student at the department of philosophy of culture, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published
2021-07-01
Keywords: education, philosophy of education, history of philosophy, pragmatism, analytical philosophy, applied philosophy, pedagogical anthropology
How to Cite
Sayganova, V. S., & Ren, Z. (2021). Theoretical foundations of the formation of the philosophy of education. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology, 2, 62-66. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/philosophy/article/view/3801
Issue
No 2 (2021): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Philosophy and Psychology
Section
Social Philosophy

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