Philosophy

  • Educational philosophical implications of idealism

    A perfect triangle, described by mathematicians, would be an example of a description of the form or idea. Plato believed that those forms occur in a mental state, liberated from human minds. He believed that consistent knowledge existed among individuals who could realize truths beyond the world of ordinary experience. Those individuals must go through…

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  • Philosophy and education values

    According to Fallah et al. [34], idealists consider the human mind as the major substance for understanding the world. Ideals form the vital aim of life and education, connecting conception and schema through the mind [35]. In terms of understanding, the senses are as important as the mind [34]. The idealists’ beliefs indicate that schools…

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  • What are the roles of educational institutions?

    School functions Idealist philosophers, such as Plato, Augustine, Descartes, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel, and Royce had a tremendous impact on the notion of schools as a means of promoting knowledge and preserving social norms and values [14]. School functions are based on idealistic educational beliefs about observing schools as miniature societies that must provide students…

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  •   The “Non-Violence” (or “Knotted Gun”) sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd on display at the UN Visitors’ Plaza. The International Day of Non-Violence is marked on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence. According to General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 of…

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