(Wydawnictwo Naukowe Instytutu Filozofii, 2013) Walczak, Paweł
In the article the Author analyzes different ways of understanding
and practicing the philosophy of education. This analysis
leads to the conclusion that methodological status of philosophy
of education is indefinite, and this is an important issue that should
be considered. The Author proposes to distinguish the pedagogical
philosophy of education from the philosophy of education as
a philosophy in the strict sense. The purpose of pedagogical reflection
is to improve the process of education. The goal of philosophy
is to understand the nature and essence of education, therefore it
is a purely theoretical purpose. The Author refers to the classical
approach of philosophy being love of wisdom, according to which
the philosophy is a disinterested contemplation of truth.