Philosophy of education in the world of twenty-first century capitalism: A response to my Theory and Research in Education critics

Abstract

This is a reply to six Theory and Research in Education commentators on views I expressed in a 2013 Theory and Research in Education piece about priorities in philosophy of education today. The first section is about a concession to my critics; the second, about various misconceptions in their views. The third section restates my central thesis in favour of a more practical conception of philosophy of education than is now common. The argument is set against the background of historical changes in the subject over the past half century.