ABSTRACT
Neuroscience and Education: A Philosophical Appraisal is a philosophical commentary on the interconnections between neuroscience and education. There are two themes in the book. This chapter engages in a critique of aspects of neuroscience in educational research as well as problematic connections between neuroscience and educational practices. It involves thinking creatively with neuroscience research to frame educational conceptualizing and educational practices in novel ways. The book also makes a philosophical contribution to an emerging if not burgeoning discussion about the relations between education and neuroscience. Paul Smeyers acknowledges that neuroscience is hot, that there are a growing number of academic positions, research projects, and fields with high expectations about neurosciences application to education. Pradeep Dhillon focuses on aesthetics and judgment. She explores the neuroscientific basis of aesthetic forms such as shapes, lines, edges in order to argue for a transcultural basis for making aesthetic judgments.
