The search for Filipino Philosophy Is there a Filipino Philosophy? I read an essay titled “Doing Philosophy in the Philippines” by Dr. Afredo P. Co and his answer to this question can be summarized this way: Since the Philippines is a melting pot of cultures brought about by invasions‚ missionaries‚ trade etc. the Philippines has no distinctive and native philosophy to speak of. He goes on to say that the Philippines is a Spanish creation and an amalgam of east‚ west‚ north‚ south‚ Christian‚ pagan
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ABSTRACT Philosophy of education can elude to either the educational field of connected theory or to one of any instructive theories that advance a particular sort or vision of education‚ and/or which inspect the definition‚ objectives and importance of education. As a scholastic field‚ philosophy of education is the philosophical investigation of education and its problems...its focal topic is education‚ and its routines are those of philosophy. The reasoning of training may be either the hypothesis
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The word philosophy‚’ by definition‚ is extremely vague and ambiguous. It can be related to anything to do with thought‚ perception‚ and even basic human existence. Therefore‚ in defining philosophy‚ perhaps it is easier to simply state what it may or may not involve rather than trying to find a concrete and simplified definition. <br> <br>Philosophy includes the studies of logic‚ ethics‚ aesthetics‚ metaphysics‚ and epistemology. Logic deals with the principles and systems of reasoning. It is
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African philosophy African philosophy is a holistic philosophy which shares certain ideas with Buddhist philosophy: it stresses the importance of the human community and the community’s place in the Universe. In the following we are going to discuss the main idea of African philosophy and ubuntuism. Ubuntu is part of African philosophy‚ but it can be separately defined. African philosophy is philosophy produced by African people‚ philosophy which presents African worldviews‚ or philosophy that uses
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Chapter 1 Key Concepts • Philosophy: from Greek roots meaning “the love of wis¬dom.” • The primary areas of philosophy are metaphysics‚ which addresses the problem of what is real; epistemology‚ which is the study of knowledge; axiology‚ which is the study of values in general; ethics‚ which concerns itself with the good life and with moral value and moral reasoning; aesthetics‚ which is the study of art in all its forms; political philosophy‚ which is the study of the state and the nature
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Philosophy Assignment 2 –Adult Educational Philosophies – Benefits and Challenges Sameer Ahmed Presented to: Dr. Terre Eversden In partial fulfillment of requirements of WED 486 – Adult Learning Southern Illinois University Carbondale Author Note Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Terre Eversden to have given me an opportunity to present a paper on the Adult Educational Philosophies – Benefits and Challenges & their involvement in real life scenarios or the environment we live in. The
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Philosophy at its very core refers to wisdom‚ learning‚ and the “study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ especially when considered as an academic discipline” (Merriam-Webster). Philosophies are values that we live by and create as we go throughout our lives. We can create them ourselves‚ adopt old ones‚ and modify them all the time. Chances are that if you asked someone their philosophy on life‚ they wouldn’t really know what to say. There are certain types of philosophy
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GUIDELINES FOR THE PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION STATEMENT Definitions A statement of personal philosophy of education is a reflective piece‚ generally 1-2 pages long that summarizes your core educational beliefs (your core beliefs about the purpose‚ process‚ nature‚ and ideals of education). Since the statement of philosophy also serves as a writing sample‚ it must demonstrate mastery of spelling‚ grammar and other rules of written English. (For the purposes of this course‚ your statement
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Candelaria Education Philosophy and Rationale In the field of education every teacher has a personal philosophy. A set of views and theories‚ used by educators to teach and develop their students. This respective philosophy is woven throughout the style in which the teacher presents the curriculum to the student and how the overall environment of the classroom is presented. In this essay will be‚ not only the discussion of my personal education philosophy‚ but also the philosophies that I did not agree
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NAME: ZAINAB MUSTAPHA TAYO COLLEGE: LAW DEPARTMENT: LAW 100 LEVEL 17TH NOVEMBER 2012 SECTION A: A REVIEW OF CHAPTER 2 OF OLUSEGUN OLADIPO’S THINKING ABOUT PHILOSOPHY; A GENERAL GUIDE This chapter starts by introducing us to the areas which confuse students concerning philosophy‚ they are; the practical utility of their area of intellectual engagement‚ the usual impression of the philosopher as an intellectual generalist. A philosopher as intellectual generalist is one whose area of knowledge
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