One figure who was transitional between educational philosophy and philosophy of education, and who by his industry and prominence laid the foundation for the London school of analytical philosophers of education, was Louis Arnaud Reid who was appointed at the London Institute of Education to the first UK professorship in the philosophy of education. In this article, the author discusses Reid's article, "Education and the Map of Knowledge" that appeared in the "British Journal of Educational Studies" ("BJES") as the first article in 1952. The author considers educational philosophy within a broad context, examines some recent philosophers of education and concludes with the observation that the "most worthwhile educational theory is contextual and practical". (Contains 9 notes.)