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This chapter starts a conversation in philosophy of Jewish education. It introduces a distinction between normative and analytical philosophy of education—a basic categorical distinction in philosophical-educational thinking—and demonstrates some of the differences between the questions and concerns of normative and analytical educational philosophers. The chapter concludes by surveying the kinds of questions likely to be asked by philosophers of Jewish education, organizing these questions in relation to three short queries: What? How? Why?
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Rosenak, M. (2011). Philosophy of Jewish Education: Some Thoughts. In: Miller, H., Grant, L., Pomson, A. (eds) International Handbook of Jewish Education. International Handbooks of Religion and Education, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0354-4_14
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