[[Athroniaeth]] sydd yn ymwneud â natur, amcanion, ffurfiau, dulliau, a phroblemau [[addysg]] yw '''athroniaeth addysg'''. Cangen o [[athroniaeth gymhwysol]] ydyw, sy' defnyddio dulliau athronyddol i ddadansoddi gwaith a swyddogaeth yr [[athro]]. Gallai'r maes hwn hefyd ymdrin â'r berthynas rhwng addysg a chyd-destunau cymdeithasol a diwylliannol ehangach.<ref name=NoddingsPOE>{{Cite book | last =Nel Noddings| first = Nel| title =, ''Philosophy of Education|'' publisher(Boulder, =Colorado: Westview Press| year =, 1995| location = Boulder), CO|t. isbn = 0-8133-8429-X|page=1 | ref = harv | postscript = <!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->}}</ref><ref name=POEE>{{Cite book | last1 = Frankena | first1 = William K. Frankena, | last2 = Nathan Raybeck a | first2 = Nathan | last3 = Nicholas Burbules, | first3 = Nicholas | contribution = "Philosophy of Education" yn | year = 2002 | title = ''Encyclopedia of Education'', 2nd2il editionargraffiad golygwyd | editor-last = Guthrie | editor-first =gan James W. Guthrie | place = New York, NY | publisher =(Efrog Newydd: Macmillan Reference, | isbn= 0-02-865594-X | ref = harv {{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www2002).amazon.com/Transactionalism-Historical-Interpretive-Trevor-Phillips/dp/1520829310/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1493478428&sr=1-1&keywords=transactionalism+paperback|title=Transactionalism: An Historical and Interpretive Study|last=Phillips|first=Trevor J.|date=2017-03-18|publisher=Independently published|year=|isbn=9781520829319|editor-last=Tibbels|editor-first=Kirkland|location=|pages=163–205|language=English|chapter=Ch. III: Transactionalism in Contemporary Philosophy and Ch. V: The Educative Process|editor-last2=Patterson|editor-first2=John}}</ref> Defnyddir yr ymadrodd athroniaeth addysg yn aml i ddisgrifio dull neu syniadaeth [[addysgeg|bedagogaidd]] benodol, ac mae'r ystyr honno yn gorgyffwrdd â [[damcaniaeth addysg]].
