reality. Metaphysics attempts to find unity across the domains of experience and thought. At the metaphysical level‚ there are four* broad philosophical schools of thought that apply to education today. They are idealism‚ realism‚ pragmatism (sometimes called experientialism)‚ and existentialism. Each will be explained shortly. These four general frameworks provide the root or base from which the various educational philosophies are derived. * A fifth metaphysical school of thought‚ called Scholasticism
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Idealism This article is about the philosophical notion of idealism. For other uses‚ see Idealism (disambiguation) In philosophy‚ idealism is the group of philosophies which assert that reality‚ or reality as we can know it‚ is fundamentally mental‚ mentally constructed‚ or otherwise immaterial. Epistemologically‚ idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing. In a sociological sense‚ idealism emphasizes how human ideas — especially beliefs and values
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Existentialism provides a moving account of the agony of being in the world. The spirit of existen- tialism has a long history in philosophy. But it be- came a major movement in the second half of the 20th century. Existentialism is not a systematic body of thought like Marxism or psychoanalysis. Instead‚ it is more like an umbrella under which a very wide range of thinkers struggled with ques- tions about the meaning of life. Much of the appeal and popularity of Existential- ism is due to the
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The character of politics makes consistency pretty close to impossible‚ partly because politicians are human and human nature is inconsistent‚ and partly because the voters don’t really want consistency. As voters‚ we have the luxury of holding politicians to standards we would almost certainly be unable to meet if we were in their positions. And when they fail‚ we revile them for their hypocrisy‚ which is as pointless as reviling a dog for having a moist nose. Now‚ all of this may make Auntie
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Existentialism The term existentialism has been applied to the human subject in all aspects of the individual. Through the ideas of existentialism‚ philosophers have looked at the existence of the human being. An existential attitude of the world is one of confusion and belief in a meaningless world. The beliefs of existentialism came about as a complete change from the beliefs of periods like the Romantic period. This philosophical view of life came about in the 19th century. These ideas
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Period 5 Existentialism Existentialism focuses on the idea that life has no meaning and is considered absurd. Existential philosophers believe that humans create their own values and determine a meaning for their lives because‚ from the start‚ the human being does not possess any inherent value or identity. “Existence precedes essence” is one of the most well-known existential statements and describes how our concrete being is more important than its purpose. The existentialism movement introduced
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author of The Quiet American book; Graham Greene‚ explores the theme of idealism vs. realism strongly but delicately; because it is present as the background of the novel. In this paper‚ I will try to give my feelings and arguments of how I think the author managed to deliver a complete story with more than just one theme. The one that caught my attention this time is the most relevant one; the analogy between idealism and realism. One of the most easy-to-recognize fact is that the main characters
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Review of World Literature in English‚ Vol. 1‚ No. I – Jan‚ 2005 EXISTENTIALISM IN ANITA DESAI’S FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN NAGAPPAN SETHURAMAN Existentialism as a philosophy is historically and culturally of European origin. Ever since it was recognised as the dominating philosophy of the West in the midtwentieth century‚ it has left “its impact on literature [which] has both been substantial and significant” (Chatterji 10). Existentialism does not offer a set of doctrines or a single philosophy system
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Existentialism is defined as the idea that man creates his own experiences and responsibilities. You can either be a pessimistic existentialist or an optimistic existentialist. A pessimistic existentialist is a person that has a negative outlook on life. They are usually more realistic about the way that things can turn out. This prepares them for something bad to happen‚ so they won’t be surprised and will be able to deal with it. Being a pessimist can also have some negative effects though. If
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Paul Abante Mrs. Bugni English 12 honors 5 January 2015 Existentialism Life’s remorseless nature presents uncontrollable situations to everyone at the most unexpected times. Like any game of cards‚ life deals a set of cards that a player is forced to play. This is known as agency; the concept that each human individual within a culture has the ability to determine and choose by free will his or her actions. Some prime examples that shine this principle is Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning”
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