This is the first book devoted to clearly establishing the practical applicability of philosophy in classroom teaching. Key philosophical concepts are covered to provide students with a practical, working knowledge of the study of truth and epistemology and how they apply to the major philosophies of idealism, realism, pragmatism, existentialism, and post-modernism. Instead of taking a theoretical approach like many traditional education philosophy texts, this book focuses on the practical by introducing readers to major philosophers and their methods, then using real scenarios to demonstrate how the methods apply in the real classrooms of today.