Relation between philosophy and education


3.2       Relation between philosophy and education

There is an intimate relationship between philosophy and education. Philosophy is defined as the search for knowledge and education is the process of bringing out the latent knowledge inside the human being. Hence education can be considered as the process of philosophy. Philosophy guides education towards the determination of its goal, where education helps philosophy to develop its own form. The Entire great philosophers were great educators of their time. All the philosophers have used education as a means for the formation of their philosophy.  The great philosophers Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Dewey are known as the great educationists.

Definition of Educational Philosophy

"Education is a system which guides the youth to proper logical discourages supported by rules and regulations accepted on the basis of preceding generations".                                                                - Plato
"Education is the dynamic side of philosophy. It's an active aspect of philosophical belief". - Adams
"Philosophy is the theory of education in the most general phase".                                         - Dewey
"The process of education cannot go along right lines without the help of philosophy".  - Gentile
                Education is practical, dynamic and active aspect of philosophy whereas philosophy is a theoretical map for educational process.
Function of Educational Philosophy
i.                     To determine the aims of education
ii.                   To fix the nature of education
iii.                  To determine the purpose of education
iv.                 To explore the importance of education
v.                   To identify the needs of education
                Education philosophy helps to establish theory of education. It defines and analyses the purpose, importance and needs of education. It supports education in every respect and does not let the educational process to be failure. It helps education to be decent in real sense.

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