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Harry Broudy
Born(1905-07-27)July 27, 1905
Filipów, Grodno Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJune 24, 1998(1998-06-24) (aged 92)
Urbana, Illinois, US
Academic background
Alma mater
  • Harvard University (PhD)
  • Boston University (AB)
ThesisThe Metaphysical Presuppositions of Personal Existence (1935)
Academic work
DisciplinePhilosophy of education
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Framingham State Teachers College, North Adams State Teachers College

Harry Samuel Broudy (July 27, 1905 – June 24, 1998) was a Polish-born American professor of the philosophy of education.

Early life and education

Broudy was born in

Ph.D. there (both in philosophy), completing the doctorate in 1935. His thesis title was The Metaphysical Presuppositions of Personal Existence.[2][3]

Career

Broudy worked for a short time at the

professor emeritus, in which role he stayed active until the early 1990s.[2][4]

Work

Broudy's philosophical views were based on the tradition of classical realism, dealing with truth, goodness, and beauty. However he was also influenced by the modern philosophies existentialism and instrumentalism. In his textbook Building a Philosophy of Education he has two major ideas that are the main points to his philosophical outlook: The first is truth and the second is universal structures to be found in humanity's struggle for education and the good life. Broudy also studied issues on society's demands on school. He thought education would be a link to unify the diverse society and urged the society to put more trust and a commitment to the schools and a good education.

Awards and honors

Broudy was appointed as a laureate of Kappa Delta Pi in 1968.[4][5] Volume 25, issue 4 of the Journal of Aesthetic Education was dedicated to essays in honor of Broudy.[6]

Personal life

Broudy was naturalized as a United States citizen in 1936.[2] He died on June 24, 1998, in Urbana, Illinois.[1]

Selected books

  • Broudy, Harry S. (1961). Building a philosophy of education. Prentice-Hall.
    OCLC 181215.[7][8]
  • Broudy, Harry S. (1972). The real world of the public schools. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
    OCLC 446321
    .
  • Broudy, Harry S. (1988). The uses of schooling. Routledge.
    OCLC 16804578
    .

References

  1. ^ a b "Dr. Harry S. Broudy (obituary)". Department of Education Policy Studies. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Archived from the original on August 17, 2003.
  2. ^
    JSTOR 3332713
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  3. ^ Broudy, Harry Samuel (1935). The Metaphysical Presuppositions of Personal Existence (PhD thesis). Harvard University.
  4. ^ a b Sikes, Vanessa M. "Harry Samuel Broudy - 1968". Kappa Delta Pi. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  5. ISSN 0022-8958
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  6. JSTOR 3332712
    .
  7. S2CID 149339661
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  8. ISSN 0036-6773
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