." ▁Ful ly ▁developed ▁learning ▁theories ▁address ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁" basic ▁problems ▁of ▁man kind " ▁by ▁exam ining ▁these ▁bi ological ▁and ▁social ▁conditions ▁to ▁understand ▁and ▁manipulate ▁the ▁rational ity ▁of ▁human ity ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁learning . ▁ ▁Philosoph ical ▁anth rop ology ▁is ▁evident ▁in ▁behavior ism , ▁which ▁requires ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁human ity ▁and ▁human ▁nature ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁assert ▁that ▁the ▁similar ities ▁between ▁humans ▁and ▁other ▁animals ▁are ▁critical ▁and ▁influ ential ▁to ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁learning . ▁Situ ated ▁cogn ition ▁focus es ▁on ▁how ▁humans ▁interact ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁and ▁their ▁environments , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁considered ▁the ▁" social ▁conditions " ▁expl ored ▁within ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁philosoph ical ▁anth rop ology . ▁Trans form ative ▁learning ▁theories ▁operate ▁with ▁the ▁assumption ▁that ▁humans ▁are ▁rational ▁cre atures ▁capable ▁of ▁exam ining ▁and ▁re def ining ▁pers pect ives , ▁something ▁that ▁is ▁heavily ▁considered ▁within ▁philosoph ical ▁anth rop ology . ▁ ▁An ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁understanding ▁of ▁philosoph ical ▁anth rop ology ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁a ▁greater ▁compreh ension ▁and ▁practice ▁of ▁any ▁learning ▁theory . ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁philosophy ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁further ▁explore ▁and ▁define ▁uncertain ▁terms ▁within ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁education . ▁Philosoph y ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁a ▁vehicle ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁education , ▁which ▁can ▁greatly ▁influence ▁an ▁educational ▁theory . ▁ ▁Crit ic ism ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁learning ▁theories ▁that ▁seek ▁to ▁dis place ▁traditional ▁educational ▁practices ▁claim