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Introduction. The description of the concepts that make up the semantic content of the educational ideal is given. The aim of the study is to explicate the key research traditions in understanding the nature and content of the educational ideal, which have been developed in the predominantly foreign philosophy of education, both in recent decades and at earlier stages of its formation. The methodology of the work is set within the framework of the studied theoretical works; it is based on the use of comparative and analytical methods of interpreting discourses expressed in comparing the perspectives of the study of the educational ideal. Discussion. The study of the research programs of the philosophy of education in their connection with the search for the foundations of the educational ideal, allowed us to identify the corpus of prerequisites that are the basis for creating an educational absolute for the ideal in the modern socio-cultural situation. The assessment of the limits of applicability of the presented concepts is carried out, the problems and contradictions associated with their use in social practice are identified (on the example of school education). Conclusion. Based on the analysis of the research material, it is shown that with substantial differences in the developed methodologies of the philosophy of education, there is a relatively stable corpus of key concepts (autonomy, understanding, rationality, criticality, etc.) in the research of the educational ideal. This corpus reflects the primacy of epistemic virtues, which are the result of choosing from mutually exclusive value alternatives. The heuristic potential of developing concepts of the educational ideal is significant for understanding the fundamental foundations of modern education, as well as for developing methodological tools in the design of educational programs for strategic and tactical purposes.