• Do we desire the AI Hallucination?: A Deleuzian Interpretation

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Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain

PESGB is a learned society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education.

The Society organises and supports conference and seminars, many organised by its network of over 20 regional branches in the UK and beyond.

The Society also supports research and scholarship in the field through its grants schemes.

The Journal of Philosophy of Education

The Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOPE) is the Society’s peer-reviewed journal. The journal is hosted by Oxford University Press, and is accessible here.

Electronic access is free to  PESGB members, who may also order a print copy for a nominal charge.

Latest Blog Posts

  • The pragma-poetic personality

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    2nd June 2026

    (Keats Listening to a Nightingale on Hampstead Heath by Joseph Severn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) (Above is an audio recording of the blog post) Education should instil a certain...
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  • Do we desire the AI Hallucination?: A...

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    5th May 2026

    (Above is an audio recording of the blog post) But sometimes, on the contrary, it is necessary to make holes, to introduce voids and white spaces, to rarify the image, by suppressing many...
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  • Creative Reading

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    7th April 2026

    (Above is an audio recording of the blog post) There are two ways of reading a book. You can read it to understand what the author says with it. Or you can read it to see what you can do with...
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Teaching Resources

A collection of helpful teaching resources including videos and suggestions for reading activities.

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Student Resources

A selection of resources for students including videos, slides and links to presentations and podcasts.

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Upcoming Events

  • Tolerance and Education: Concepts,...

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    2nd September 2026 to 4th September 2026

    This panel will explore the concept, justification, and practical implications of tolerance in education. It will bring together work in political philosophy and philosophy of education to examine...
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  • Strathclyde-Glasgow Branch Seminar

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    18th September 2026

    Seminar on Memory & Education Memory is a central but controversial topic not only in Education Studies and the Philosophy of Education but also in educational practice. In many educational...
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Latest Issues

Journal of Philosophy of Education

Journal of Philosophy of Education publishes articles representing a wide variety of philosophical traditions. They vary from examination of fundamental philosophical issues in their connection with education, to detailed critical engagement with current educational practice or policy from a philosophical point of view.

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IMPACT

Written by leading general philosophers and philosophers of education, IMPACT pamphlets bring philosophical perspectives to bear on current education policy in the UK. They are addressed directly to policy-makers, politicians and practitioners, though will be of interest also to researchers and students working on education policy.

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