Four Philosophies

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Four Philosophies

• SHED 479-579
• Harley Davis, Ed.D.
• Texas AM University - Commerce

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Four philosophies have had profound influence on
both education and religion.

• IDEALISM For the Idealist, the world of the
  mind, ideas, and reason is primary. Values are
  absolute, no change from generation to
  generation. Were not created by man, part of the
  universe. Plato.
• NATURALISM An aggregate of things existing
  outside of our minds. Order in nature that can
  be depended upon. Let nature take its course.
  Roseau.

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• Realism For the realist, the universe exists
  whether the human mind perceives it or not. The
  world of things is surperior to the world of
  ideas. No hard, fast set of rules. Aristotle.
• Pragmatism Accepts no truth as absolute.
  Pragmatism advocates the idea that truth is
  determined by function or consequence.
  Pragmatists think in terms of tentative truth
  that serves until some experience evolves a new
  tentative truth. Knowledge is arrived at by
  scientific inquiry, testing, questioning, and
  retesting, and is never concluded. John Dewey.

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The Problems of Philosophy

• REALITY, KNOWLEDGE, AND VALUE
• Metaphysics deals with the problems associated
  with reality
• Epistomology deals with the questions
  associated with knowledge
• Logic deals with the nature of knowledge and
  the influence toward experience
• Axiology deals with the realm of being and value

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