This article investigates whether there is any place for the school of thought that is known as analytic philosophy of education in the aftermath of postmodernism, and whether analytic philosophy of education can be treated as a 'method', among other alternative 'methods', that can be applied regardless of what kind of '-ism' or ideology one…

A theory of reason, language and their interconnection constitutes a research topic of epistemological, ontological and metaphysical significance. It also represents a crucial point of contention between defenders and detractors of postmodernism. Therefore, in this article we set out to discuss its stakes and search for its most accomplished…

Suggests an account of rationality that opposes modern hegemonic discourse without succumbing to relativism, tracing hostility toward rationality to the advent of modernity, discussing the relevance of reason to new educational ideals, formulating a philosophical account of reason (relying on Habermas' mediating approach to past foundational…

Pedagogical ideals differ and inform education differently. They do so in many ways since they draw from a wide spectrum of cultural and interpretive material. The construction of ideals or the promotion of existing ones can affect, modify, or alter one's conceptions of what counts as all-round learning, self-realised, active learner, and…

Recent emphases on prospects for difference-sensitive virtual communities rely implicity or explicity on some optimist accounts of cyberspace and globalization. It is expected that hybridity, diaspora and fluidity, marking new understandings of spatiality and temporality in a globalized postmodern era, will create new forms of belonging that will…