Idealism

1. IDEALISM
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
 Oldest school of Philosophy.
 Gives importance to ideas and ideals.
 Importance to spiritual aspects of life.
 God is the source of all creation and
knowledge.
 Spirit and mind constitute reality(Mind and
spirit are importance than body).
 Material and physical universe is not a
complete expression of reality.
 Spiritual world is more important than
material.
 Man being spiritual is the supreme creation.
 Reality is found in man's mind.
 Values are eternal, absolute and unchange.
 Truth, Goodness and Beauty(eternal values).
CHIEF EXPONENTS OF IDEALISM
 Vedic scers
 Plato
 Kante

2.  Hegal
 William T Harris
 Mahatma Gandhi
 Rabindranath Tagore
 Swami Vivekananda
 Aurobindo Ghosh
 Swami Dayananda
PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION
 Stress on spiritual enviornment.
 Self realization as the aim of education.
 Relatively unimportant things for the role of
child in the educative process.
 Importance of strict discipline.
 Emphasis on bookish knowledge.
 Education as the dynamic side of Philosophy.
 Positive education-There will be certain
syllabus and teaching will be according to that.
AIM OF EDUCATION
 Self realization
 Exaltation of human personality.
 Unfolding the divine in man.

3.  Transmission of spiritual and cultural heritage.
 Preparation for a spiritual or a holy life.
 Morality as the aim (moral aim).
 Cultivate values of truth, goodness and
beauty.
 Create a democratic society.