This document discusses areas of general philosophy and educational philosophies. It outlines three areas of general philosophy: epistemology, which deals with the nature of knowledge; ontology, which deals with the nature of reality; and axiology, which deals with the nature of values. It then discusses four areas of educational philosophy: perennialism, essentialism, progressivism, and reconstructivism.

1. Areas Of Educational
Philosophies, General And
Educational Philosophies.
Hadeeqa Waleed
Educationist

2. Table of contents
• AREAS OF GENERAL
PHILOSOPHY
• Epistemology
• Ontology
• Axiology
• PHILOSOPHY
• AREAS OF EDUCATIONAL
PHILOSOPHY
• Perennialisim
• Essentialism
• Progressivism
• Re-Constructivisim

3. Areas Of Educational Philosophies
• Three areas of philosophy:
•Epistemology
•Ontology
•Axiology

4. Epistemology:
 Branch of philosophy
deals with nature of
KNOWLEDGE
 Discusses the nature,
sources, scope and
applicability of knowledge.
 Also discusses
 What we know
 How we know
 what is the difference
between knowing &
believing
Ontology :
Branch of philosophy deals
with nature of REALITY
 Ask the questions
 What is real
The major discussion in
ontology are
Existence
Reality
Cosmology
Nature
Nature of human being
Axiology :
 Branch of philosophy deals
with nature of VALUES,
TYPES OF VALUES AND
PROBLEM OF VALUES.
 Ask the question like
 What is good
 What is attributable to
humans?
 Axiology divides into two
 Ethics
 Aesthetics
 Ethics: concerned with
concepts of good and bad right
and wrong.
 Aesthetics: Concerned with
beauty and enjoyment
 Ask question like
 What is beautiful
 What aspects produce