Evolutionary Theory and Education

The Influence of Evolutionary Thinking on Educational Theory and Philosophy

By (author) Aline Nardo

Book cover: Evolutionary Theory and Education

Extent: 127 pages

Publisher: Brill | mentis

Subjects: Philosophy, Social Sciences 

Series: Philosophy of Education. Debates and Constellations

Series volume number: 5

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(April 2025)

ISBN: 9783957433206

6.1 x 9.25 inches

Price: $103.00

In stock

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.

  • By (author) Aline Nardo