Synopsis The philosophy of education has benefited from the thoughts of philosophers right from Plato to Bertrand Russel. The philosophy of education has made use of the thoughts of Rousseau, Pestalozi and recently John Dewey and Mahatma Gandhi. In this book, starting from the traditional approach of philosophical ideas of realism, naturalism Pragmatism etc. to the modern approach of philosophy of education have been discussed. It is hoped that the book will be found to be of immense use to the educational thinkers, teachers, educational planners and the parents alike.