Laura D'Olimpio

Dr Laura D’Olimpio is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK. She is co-founding editor of the open access Journal of Philosophy in Schools and topic editor of PhilPapers Philosophy for Children: Aesthetics. Laura’s books include: On the Necessity of Aesthetic Education (Bloomsbury, 2024); Educating Character Through the Arts (Routledge, 2023); Short Cuts: Philosophy (Icon, 2023); Media and Moral Education: a philosophy of critical engagement (Routledge, 2018) which won the 2018 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia’s annual book prize. Laura is a regular contributor to public philosophy, writing for The Conversation; The Ethics Centre; and appearing on ABC Radio National’s Philosopher’s Zone and The Minefield. Her forthcoming book 'Philosophy of Education' (co-authored with Jane Gatley & Ruth Wareham) will be published this year in Palgrave's 'Philosophy Today' book series.