Philosophy and education have a deep relationship. The goals are set by philosophy, and education tells us how to get there. Philosophy is a way of thinking, and education is a way of doing things. Philosophy is a way of thinking, and education is a way of doing things. Education is a form of practical philosophy. Whereas education focuses on the concrete, philosophy is more concerned with abstractions. Two sides to the coin: education and philosophy. All of history’s greatest thinkers were also among its greatest teachers. While the school of analytical philosophy of education is often credited for providing Philosophy of Education with a sense of identity, purpose and academic respect and for marking out a legitimate field in which philosophy of education could lay claim to funds and positions in competition with sociologists and psychologists, it has not escaped falling prey to criticism from different schools of thoughts.

Whereas analytical traditions propound the idea of liberal education as value free, neutral and irrespective of the context in which the concepts are embedded, Marxist school of thought criticizes the tradition for serving the propaganda of liberal education. Analytical philosophy of education, according to Marxists, is the educational representative of a liberal rationalist world view which has political, economic, historical and cultural manifestations.