The Necessity of Aesthetic Education: The Place of the Arts on the Curriculum

This book defends the necessity of arts education for all school-aged students, from pre-primary to high school, on the basis of its distinctive value.

Laura D’Olimpio is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK, and author of Media and Moral Education: a philosophy of critical engagement (2018). She is co-editor of Educating Character Through the Arts (2023) and co-editor of the Journal of Philosophy in Schools.