Educational philosophy

Still, the moral conscientiousness of people is still highly debated in our modern world. All this while, we are still incapable of creating a distinct line between dying by doing the righteous thing or, to survive in this world by committing immorality. Although this enigma has no perfect answer, we are curious to seek a solution to the question unanimously. Frankly speaking, this topic encourages us to think more subjectively than focusing on its typical predecessor, objectivity. Without a…

The Enlightenment was an abstract movement in the 18th century which influenced the world of ideas. Groups of scientists, philosophers and thinkers came up with and discussed new ideas that were based on reason. The intellectual leaders of this movement considered themselves as courageous and noble, they viewed their purpose as leading the world towards progress and out of a long period of doubtful words. That of which they saw resulting from the ‘Dark Ages’. There are many influential and…

Even after initially feeling weird about an elderly man’s affection to her young son, she chose to remain ignorant of the possibility of this man being a child molester, because of his “religiousness” and his educational background. The man was a teacher, and was also seemingly very religious. Religiousness is often identified with pureness, or goodness, which her reason for not arguing with her belief that this man could be bad. When I arrived in Africa and learned…

The Philosophy of Christian Education Philosophy and Education Philosophy is an academic discipline that exercises reason and logic in an attempt to understand reality and answer fundamental questions about knowledge, life, morality and human nature. 1 Philosophy may be viewed as a roadblock or as a tool in learning what our human purpose is. In Colossians 2:8, NIV, Paul states, “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and…

Ethic is defined as “a branch of philosophy that is the systematic study of reflective choice, of the standards of right and wrong by which it is to be guided, and of the goods toward which it may ultimately be directed.” (Philip Wheelwright, A Critical Introduction to Ethics). This definition emphasizes deliberate choice, moral principles, and the consequences of decisions. In order to be ethical one must make rational decisions that are non-deceiving and through experience I have discovered…

Many modern educational philosophies consistently reject the absolute truths of the traditional philosophic teachings of Plato and Aristotle. Thus, these modern philosophies believe that truth is relative and based on the changing opinions of the masses (pragmatism) or the perspectives of each individual (existentialism). Each of these views…

Daniel Park Philosophy 231 5/11/14 Final Essay How did the development of capitalism and disciplinary power change society? What particular effects have they had on American culture? To what extent does panopticism contribute to racism and sexism? In this paper I will be focusing on Foucault’s reading Panopticism. In the article he states “experience has taught me that the history of various forms of rationality is sometimes more effective in unsettling our certitudes and dogmatism than is…

locations. Although not much is known of his childhood, it is known that he had an interest in poetry, philosophy, music, and most importantly, mathematics. Pythagoras was educated in a multitude of places, including Tyre, Samos, and Miletus. Pythagoras studied from a group of intelligent men from Chaldea. Pherecydes of Syros was one of Pythagoras’ earliest teachers who taught the basics of philosophy to him. (Douglass, (2005), p.1) (O’Connor, (2017) p.1; Robertson, (2017) p.1) Pythagoras’…

What was his Beliefs Despite his relations to Plato and Socrates, Aristotle was more empirically- minded than Plato or Socrates and believed that in the purposefulness of education. According to Socrates and Plato, “the aim of education is to attain knowledge.” It was their belief that it was necessary both for the interest of the individual and the society, therefore it was virtue by itself. Aristotle however, believed that the aim of education was not only to attain knowledge but also to…

Aristotle was a 4th century Greek philosopher known for his intellectual works on matters such as philosophy, ethics, history, and most famously Poetics. In Poetics, Aristotle discusses topics such as the elements of tragedy, the act of imitation, and catharsis, or purgation and cleansing of oneself through tragedy. Although only bits and pieces of his works have survived, his ideas and analysis on tragedy still ring true today and Poetics remains one of the most influential texts when it comes…