Subject Matters & Theories of Philosophical Education

Application of Learning Theories in Clinical Education

Introduction: The purpose of education is learning. Several theories have been raised about learning, which have tried to explain how learning occurs. They help teachers to choose teaching methods, prepare learning environment and determine students' activities. Given the importance of learning theories in education, this study aimed to review application of learning theories in nursing educati...

Theories of Medical Ethics: the Philosophical Structure

On the philosophical basis of computational theories

In this short note we exemplify the problems that may arise when presenting computational theories based on theories of natural phenomena that lack computational complexity components. These problems may arise when the latter theories refers to environments of unbounded size. In contrast, the standard theory of computation (e.g., based on the model of Turing machines) refer implicitly to theori...

Review of Education Matters

Education Matters is a collection of essays on the economics of education by Alan Krueger, the Bendheim Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. The introduction provides an overview of the 15 previously published papers contained in the book, and discusses how these papers evolved in the context of the literature. My comments focus almost exclusively on the six papers...

Introducing Philosophical Theories to Urban Transportation Planning

TedChing in substantive areas ofphnning has become increasingly calculative. Students have been taught to use techniques, but not to ask whether they are asking the right questions A new course whlch attempted to instead emphasize a meditatlve approach to transportation planning is described. A theme of exposing and criticizing assumptions-bubble bursting--lies at the heart of the course. Philo...