Chapter 9 Flashcards
(20 cards)
The love or search for wisdom; the quest for basic principles to understand the meaning of life.
Philosophy
A branch of philosophy devoted to exploring the nature of the existence of reality as a whole rather than to studying particular parts of reality as the natural sciences do.
Metaphysics
A branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge, its origins, its foundations, its limits, and its validity.
epistemology
People who question our capacity to ever really know the truths of existence.
Skeptics
People who are convinced that “truth” is unknowable and that seeking knowledge of ultimate realities is wasted effort and empty hope.
agnostics
The philosophical study of values, especially how they are formed ethically, aesthetically, and religiously
Axiology
a subtopic of axiology that studies values that relate to good and bad
ethics
A subtopic of axiology and branch of philosophy that examines the perception of beauty and distinguishes beauty from that which is moral or useful.
Aesthetics
A branch of philosophy that involves the study of reasoning or of sound argument.
Logic
A type of reasoning from the general to the particular, reasoning in which the conclusion follows from teh premise stated
Deductive reasoning
A type of reasoning from the particular to the general, in which one can make a general conclusion based on a number of fact.
Inductive reasoning
What are the four branches of philosophy
metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and logic
What are the four dominant educational philosophies
- perennialism
- essentialism
- romanticism
- progressivism
A particular view of philosophy that sees human nature as constant, with few changes over time. Promotes the advancement of the intellect as the central purpose of schools.
Perennialism
An educational philosophy that emphasizes a core body of knowledge and skills necessary for effective participation in society.
essentialism
Also known as naturalism, is a child-centered philosophy of education the dondems the influences of society and suggests instead that a child’s natural curiosity and natural world should be used to teach.
Romanticism
A form of educational philosophy that sees nature as ever-changing. Because the world is always changing and new situations require new solutions to problems.
Progressivism
A method of education in which students work in groups on a topic of interest to them.
Project method
A psychological theory asserting that all behavior is shaped by environmental events or conditions.
Behaviorism
