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 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. Laura’s first book, Media and Moral Education: a philosophy of critical engagement (Routledge, 2018) won the 2018 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia’s annual book prize. She edited a popular philosophy book called Short Cuts: Philosophy (Icon Books, 2023). Her next book, On the Necessity of Aesthetic Education, is forthcoming with Bloomsbury.