ABSTRACT
Mr O'Connor's short book 1 is intended both as an elementary account of philosophy of education and as an introduction to philosophical thinking for students of education. Its main purpose, however, is to relate the ideas and methods of contemporary philosophical analysis to educational concerns. In concise and clear style, it first discusses the nature of philosophy and then proceeds to treat of the justification of value judgments, the logic of explanation, the status of educational theories, and the relevance of religion to morals—topics considered by the author as representing the main points of contact between education and philosophy. Each of the chapters succeeds in providing not only a lucid introduction to an important set of problems, but also a stimulating example of philosophical analysis at work. The book is thus admirably suited for use as a text in many introductory courses.
