Nardo, Aline
Evolutionary Theory and Education

The Influence of Evolutionary Thinking on Educational Theory and Philosophy.

How has evolutionary theory shaped educational thinking over the past two centuries? This volume explores the considerable but under-appreciated influence of evolutionary ideas on educational theory and the philosophy of education. The book reveals the interplay between educational and evolutionary perspectives along the concepts of 'adaptation', 'selection', 'inheritance', and 'progress'. It tracks these ideas across the works of various influential educational thinkers, including Herbert Spencer, Jean Piaget, John Dewey and Lev Vygotsky, and examines their continuing significance for how we understand and practice education today. VII,127 Seiten, broschiert (Philosophy of Education. Debates and Constellations; Vol. 5/Brill | mentis 2025) Ecken leicht bestoßen/corners slightly bumped