Ancient Educational Philosophy/edited by S. Kumar and Narendra Kumar.Ancient Educational Philosophy/edited by S. Kumar and Narendra Kumar. New Delhi, Anmol, 2005, viii, 406 p., ISBN 81-261-2110-6.

    Contents: Preface. 1. Methodology for educational philosophy. 2. The nature of philosophy. 3. Philosophy, education and reflective thinking. 4. Speculative philosophy. 5. Existentialist: I and Thou. 6. Education in nonliterate societies. 7. Early Greek character and culture. 8. Spartan training. 9. Greek democracy and education. 10. Hellenistic era. 11. Philosophy of education in the middle ages. 12. The present eclectic tendency. Index.

    "What is philosophy? What is educational philosophy? How this evolved and developed all through the ages? What is the aim of education? These are some pertinent questions which needs elaborate explanation. Here in the present book, we have collected articles from authoritative sources. Certainly, the rich information contained herein will benefit students, researchers, teachers, policy planners and others equally." (jacket)

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