Continental Philosophy and its Influence on the Philosophy of Education

Continental and analytic philosophies are two branches of philosophy in the contemporary west world. Whilst analytic philosophy analyses the concepts and propositions concerning human fundamental questions, continental philosophy investigates human matters and problems in history, culture, language, society and so on. Continental philosophy, grown in the non-English language countries, had influences on the philosophy of education. This paper investigates and explains the emergence and development of continental philosophy in three contexts: socialistic, individualistic, and pluralistic fields. This research shows that continental philosophy starts with Hegel ideas and continues to most recent theories in contemporary philosophy, i.e., post structuralism and post modernism. Continental philosophers have different ideas and views on human and social matters and have considered many educational subjects. This paper investigates these philosopher’s view points on philosophical educational matters and problems.