Philosophy of Education: An Anthology brings together the essential historical and contemporary readings in the philosophy of education.

• The readings have been selected for their philosophical merit, their focus on important aspects of educational practice and their readability.
• Includes classic pieces by Plato, Aristotle, Isocrates, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, and Dewey.
• Addresses topical issues such as teacher professionalism and accountability, the commercialization of schooling, multicultural education, and parental choice.

RANDALL CURREN is Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Professor of Education at the University of Rochester, NY, and has held research professorships at the University of Birmingham and the Royal Institute of Philosophy in the UK. He is the author of 120 publications in philosophy of education and related areas of philosophy, and is a recent past editor of the journal Theory and Research in Education.