This document discusses the philosophy of pragmatism. It was founded by Charles Sanders Pierce in the late 19th century and its chief exponent was William James. Some key principles of pragmatism are that theories or beliefs are true if they work effectively, there are no absolute truths as values change over time and place, and the goal of education is to meet personal and social needs rather than have a single aim. Pragmatism advocates for an activity-centered and practically useful curriculum, discipline developed through self-experience, and teaching methods focused on experience.

1. PRAGMATISM
RATHI K N
Research Scholar
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College
of education, Coimbatore

2.  American Philosophy
 ‘Paragmatigos’ – means ‘utility’
 Man determines utility of the universe.
 Midway between Idealism and Naturalism
 Down to earth philosophy

3. FOUNDER
 Charles Sanders Pierce
(1839-1914)
CHIEF EXPONENT
William James ( 1842-1910)

4. EXPONENTS
 John Locke
 John Dewey
 Comte
 William Heard Kilpatrick

5. FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF
PRAGMATISM
 The theory that works are true.
 Man is a supreme creation in the world.
 Man is highly social in character
 There is no eternal knowledge, values or reality.
 Universe is composed of laws and relation.
 Man only judges what is useful for him.
 Man is not a fixed entity , he is the measure of all
things.
 Pragmatists are pluralists.
 Life is laboratory, all individual is experimenting.

7.  Values are not real existents.
 Values change according to difference in
time and space
 Man creates values by modifying
environment

8.  The ultimate knowledge is the knowledge that works
 No Spiritual or Ultimate value

9. EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF IDEALISM
No single aim in Pragmatism
Aim of education change
according to the personal and
social needs
Pragmatic education is
Progressive education

10. CURRICULUM
•Activity Centered
curriculum
•Principle of curriculum
construction is Practical
utility

11. DISCIPLINE
Discipline developed
by self experience

12. ROLE OF TEACHER

13. TEACHING METHODS