Some philosophy of education and the short meaning of idealism, realism and pragmatism

1. PHILOSOPHY
OF EDUCATION
AND PERSONAL
PHILOSOPHY
OF TEACHING
By: JPG

2. WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY
OF EDUCATION?

3. PHILOSOPHY,
EDUCATION, and
TEACHING PROFESSION

4. • The word philosophy is derived from two Greek
words- 'Philos' and 'Sophia'. 'Philos' mean love and
'Sophia' means wisdom. Thus, philosophy means love
of wisdom. In this way, search of wisdom or truth is
called philosophy
PHILOSOPHY

5. • education is a process of development. To
understand its nature and rate of progress, it is
essential that one must know the data of education.
EDUCATION

6. • Teaching profession is the act, practice,
or profession of a teacher. It involves
giving instruction to students in various
levels of education, and helping them
achieve knowledge, competence, and
virtue. Teaching profession has social,
cultural, economical, scientific and
technological dimensions
TEACHING PROFESSION

9. Relation
between
Philosophy and
Education

10. Relation between Philosophy and Education
• ‘Philosophy‘ and ‘education‘ slightly
differs
• in that Philosophy deals with the study of
nature, reality, and human existence, while
Education deals with the process of learning
and imparting knowledge on younger
people.

11. Relation between Philosophy and Education
• Notably, Philosophy deals with abstract
knowledge while Education deals with concrete
knowledge and Philosophy is a contemplative
process whereas Education is an active process.
Irrespective of these differences, the
terms ‘Philosophy’ and ‘education’ shares a
close relationship with each other.

12. Relationship Between Philosophy And Education

13. • Both Education and Philosophy
are dynamic: This means that
both are not static and are always
changing. Education on one hand
develops a person according to
the changing conditions and it
impacts knowledge tailored
towards the changing needs of
the society. Philosophy on the
same hand deals with ideas, ever
changing opinions of
philosophers, the varying
philosophical views and a
dialectical process of analyzing
the various Philosophical ideas.

14. • Education is the dynamic
side of Philosophy: This
means that Education is the
practical side of Philosophy as
every Philosophical thoughts
is put into practice by
education and these findings
of knowledge, belief and
wisdom by Philosophers are
transmitted to younger
generations through
education.

15. • Philosophers are Educationists as both
Philosophy and Education are two sides of the
same coin which is based on Wisdom, Ideology
and Critical enquiry. Thus, people who are
Philosophers naturally becomes an Educationist.
• Education is dependent on Philosophy as
Philosophy influences how we feel towards
Education and Education is also the practical
means of expressing a Philosophical idea.

16. • Philosophy is incorporated into
Education as in all Educational
curriculum in the world, Philosophy
is being taught either directly or
indirectly, and Philosophy has now
even become a special study on its
own; known as Philosophy of
Education or Educational
Philosophy. This Study is an applied
or practical Philosophy which
investigates into the nature of
education, aims of education and
Philosophical problems arising from
Educational theories and practices.

17. • Philosophy greatly influences the choice
of educational materials or textbook as
most of these textbooks contains
Philosophical enquires, report of a finding
and all. Additionally, these Academic
materials mirrors the Philosophy of people.
For instance, a textbook may contain
contents about Culture, ideals of
democracy, and more which reflects the
nature, way of life, belief and Philosophical
ideology of people.
• Both Education and Philosophy involves
Theory and Philosophy makes a student
smarter, broad-minded and hungry for
knowledge.

18. • Philosophy determines various
aspects of education such as
Educational curriculum,
discipline, textbooks, materials,
et cetera.
• Philosophy gives ideas and
Education works out these ideas
given by Philosophy.
• Education cannot effectively
function without Philosophy and
vice versa. Both Education and
Philosophy therefore depends
on each other.

20. PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATION OF
EDUCATION

21. WESTERN PHILOSOPHIES
• Throughout its long and varied
history in the West, philosophy has
meant many different things. Some of
these have been a search for wisdom
(the meaning closest to the
Latin philosophia, itself derived from
the Greek philosoph, “lover of
wisdom”); an attempt to understand
the universe as a whole; an
examination of
humankind’s moral responsibilities and
social obligations; an effort to fathom
the divine intentions and the place of
human beings with reference to them;

22. WESTERN
PHILOSOPHIES
• an effort to fathom the divine intentions
and the place of human beings
with reference to them; an effort to ground
the enterprise of natural science; a
rigorous examination of the origin, extent,
and validity of human ideas; an exploration
of the place of will or consciousness in the
universe; an examination of the
values of truth, goodness, and beauty; and
an effort to codify the rules of human
thought in order to promote rationality and
the extension of clear thinking. Even these
do not exhaust the meanings that have
been attached to the philosophical
enterprise, but they give some idea of its
extreme complexity and many-sidedness.

23. WESTERN PHILOSOPHIES
• Idealism
• Realism
• Pragmatism/Experimentalism

24. • Idealism is considered one of the oldest
philosophical systems, whose main
proponent was the Greek philosopher,
Plato. Idealism advocates that ideas
constitute what is real and permanent, i.e.
ideas are the only true reality. Idealism
also emphasizes the spiritual component
of man, i.e., man is a spiritual being.
• According to this philosophy, education
is the process of development of a person,
his/her conscious and spiritual self. The
ultimate responsibility for learning rests
with learners. The school exists to develop
character, increase knowledge, and
cultivate aesthetic taste. The teacher is
expected to be a model, friend, and guide
to the learners.
Idealism

25. • The realist’s school of thought is traced
back to Aristotle, another main, Greek
philosopher. According to this philosophy,
matter or objects that we see exist by
themselves, i.e., they exist absolutely with
or without man. In other words, matter is
not a construct of the human mind.
The following principles are therefore
upheld:
•the principle of independence of matter,
•the principle of orderliness of the world
behind its organization, this means that
law and order prevail in the universe,
•the principle of the world as real as
discovered by the scientist.
Realism

26. The main proponent of pragmatism
was John Dewey (1859 -1952). The
proponents of pragmatism were
reacting against what they considered
as failures or shortcomings of the
traditional school system, supported by
idealism and realism.
Pragmatists, therefore, advocated for
reality being considered as instrumental,
i.e., used as an instrument to solve
problems. Philosophy is therefore built on
practical usefulness, i.e., “cash value of
ideas.” Hence, truth is what works, what
turns out all night. Truth also should be
the idea that has been tested, verified,
and found effective in solving problems.
Pragmatism
/Experimentalism

27. What are the educational
implications of pragmatism?
Learning from Experience
If experience is the source of
knowledge, it is also a source of
education. We learn by doing.
However, not every experience is
educative; experience must be
productive, i.e., produce growth.
Pragmatism
/Experimentalism

29. PHILOSOPHY
• philosophy means love of wisdom. In
this way, search of wisdom or truth
is called philosophy​
EDUCATION
• education is a process of
development. To understand its nature
and rate of progress
TEACHING PROFESSION
• Teaching profession is the act,
practice, or profession of a teacher. It
involves giving instruction to students
in various levels of education, and
helping them achieve knowledge,
competence, and virtue.

30. PHILOSOPHY OF
EDUCATION
Education philosophy is subjective, not
objective.
Education philosophy is instructional
science. Its function is to direct or
provide direction.
Philosophy of education is both
philosophical and scientific in nature,
because the process of education is
considered both an art and a science.
Education philosophy seeks only
possible solutions to educational
problems.
Education philosophy is the critical
study of education and life.

31. IDEALISM
REALISM
Plato, (born 428/427 bce,
Athens, Greece—died
348/347, Athens), ancient
Greek philosopher, student of
Socrates
Idealism advocates that
ideas constitute what is real and
permanent, i.e. ideas are the only
true reality
Aristotle, Greek Aristoteles,
(born 384 bce, Stagira,
Chalcidice, Greece—died 322,
Chalcis, Euboea),Student of
Plato
REALISM matter or objects that we
see exist by themselves, i.e., they
exist absolutely with or without
man. In other words, matter is not
a construct of the human mind.

32. • PRAGMATISM/EXPERIMENTALISM
Learning from Experience​
If experience is the source
of knowledge, it is also a
source of education.
Charles Sanders Peirce,
(born Sept. 10,
1839, Cambridge, Mass.,
U.S.—died April 19, 1914,
near Milford, Pa.)
proponent of
pragmatism was
John Dewey (1859
-1952)
Truth also should be the idea
that has been tested,
verified, and found effective
in solving problems