Jonathan Beale

Jonathan Beale
ParentJames Beale[2]
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Education
EducationUniversity of Reading (PhD, 2014)
Philosophical work
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsHarvard University; University of Oxford (academic visitor); Eton College (researcher-in-residence)
Main interestshuman flourishing, philosophy of education, flow, philosophy of science, Ludwig Wittgenstein's thought[1]
Websitedrjonbeale.com

Jonathan Beale FRSA is a British philosopher, researcher and educator whose work centres on human flourishing, optimal performance, and the philosophy of education.[3] He is a Research Affiliate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University.[4]

Books

  • Jonathan Beale and Ian James Kidd (eds.), Wittgenstein and Scientism, Routledge, 2017, ISBN 9781138829398.
  • Jonathan Beale and Christina Easton (eds.), The Future of Education: Reimagining its Aims and Responsibilities, Oxford University Press, forthcoming, ISBN 9780197669730
  • Julia Harrington, Jonathan Beale, Amy Fancourt and Catherine Lutz (eds.), The 'BrainCanDo' Handbook of Teaching and Learning: Practical Strategies to Bring Psychology and Neuroscience into the Classroom, David Fulton Publishers, 2020, ISBN 9780429586699

References

  1. ^ "Wittgenstein and Scientism". Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews.
  2. ^ "About". Dr. Jon Beale.
  3. ^ "Dr. Jonathan Beale". Flow Research Collective. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Beale – Human Flourishing Program". Harvard University. Retrieved 12 November 2025.