The word philosophy is derived from the Greek words philia (Loving) and sophia (Wisdom) and means" the love of wisdom".Philosophy in a general sense is conceived a person’s “sum of his fundamental beliefs and convictions”. We have some ideas concerning physical objects, our fellow persons, the meaning of life, death, God, right and wrong, beauty and ugliness, and the like. Of course, these ideas are acquired in a variety of ways, and they may be vague and confused. Philosophy is a guide for living; because the issues it addresses are basic and pervasive, determining the course we take in life. Hence we can say that all the aspects of human life are influenced and governed by the philosophical consideration.
Philosophy is a personal attitude to life and the universe. When a person goes through some unusual experience, we often inquire, "How does he take it?" Or we often declare, "He takes it philosophically". The mature philosophical attitude is the searching and critical attitude, it is the open minded, tolerant attitude expressed in the willingness to look at all sides of an issue. It does not shrink from facing the difficult and unresolved problems of life.
philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, law, justice, validity, mind, and language. Moreover, philosophy is rationally thinking, of a more or less systematic kind about the general nature of the world – metaphysics or theory of existence, the justification of belief - epistemology or theory of knowledge, and the conduct of life - ethics or theory of value.
As teachers, you might face numerous posers from your students. They may declare, 'Sir, this course is too argumentative, it is nothing short of mudslinging among scholars'. Of course, it may sound tautological, monotonous etc., to many among learners but its relevance cannot be over emphasised.
It encourages critical examination of issues and justification for•
actions.
It equips teachers with the ideas required for educational reforms•
and considers those changes to be based on the analysis of current
practices in education in line with the values of the society.
Educational philosophy tends to provide an insight of what•
education is and the role education should perform at the various
stages of growth and for what category of learners.
It gives more weight to the validity or soundness of arguments•
than to the authority of the person arguing a case, thereby
disregarding prejudice and personal interests.
It has an humbling effect, in other words, it compels one to keep•
an open mind on evidence/findings that may render ones previous
opinion less valuable.
It puts forth the various schools of thought about education as a•
discipline to develop and inculcate knowledge, skills and ability
through training in humans for welfare of the individual and the
society.
it gives the teacher a deeper understanding of the various•
hypotheses put forward by the classical and modern schools of
thought in order to develop the best approaches to education.
Philosophy is a personal attitude to life and the universe. When a person goes through some unusual experience, we often inquire, "How does he take it?" Or we often declare, "He takes it philosophically". The mature philosophical attitude is the searching and critical attitude, it is the open minded, tolerant attitude expressed in the willingness to look at all sides of an issue. It does not shrink from facing the difficult and unresolved problems of life.
philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, law, justice, validity, mind, and language. Moreover, philosophy is rationally thinking, of a more or less systematic kind about the general nature of the world – metaphysics or theory of existence, the justification of belief - epistemology or theory of knowledge, and the conduct of life - ethics or theory of value.
As teachers, you might face numerous posers from your students. They may declare, 'Sir, this course is too argumentative, it is nothing short of mudslinging among scholars'. Of course, it may sound tautological, monotonous etc., to many among learners but its relevance cannot be over emphasised.
It encourages critical examination of issues and justification for•
actions.
It equips teachers with the ideas required for educational reforms•
and considers those changes to be based on the analysis of current
practices in education in line with the values of the society.
Educational philosophy tends to provide an insight of what•
education is and the role education should perform at the various
stages of growth and for what category of learners.
It gives more weight to the validity or soundness of arguments•
than to the authority of the person arguing a case, thereby
disregarding prejudice and personal interests.
It has an humbling effect, in other words, it compels one to keep•
an open mind on evidence/findings that may render ones previous
opinion less valuable.
It puts forth the various schools of thought about education as a•
discipline to develop and inculcate knowledge, skills and ability
through training in humans for welfare of the individual and the
society.
it gives the teacher a deeper understanding of the various•
hypotheses put forward by the classical and modern schools of
thought in order to develop the best approaches to education.
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