PO Box 392‚ University of South Africa‚ 0003‚ South Africa Dates: Received: 05 July 2011 Accepted: 29 Sept. 2011 Published: 12 Nov. 2012 How to cite this article: Letseka‚ M.M. & Venter‚ E.‚ 2012‚ ‘How student teachers understand African philosophy’‚ Koers – Bulletin for Christian Scholarship 77(1)‚ Art. #25‚ 8 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ koers.v77i1.25 Note: This article was developed from a paper delivered at the Koers-75 Conference on ‘Worldview and Education’‚ held in Potchefstroom
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1.0 Educational Philosophy 1.1 Introduction There are five main philosophical schools of thought in education which are essentialism‚ perennialism‚ progressivism‚ existentialism and reconstructionism. However‚ here I have only chosen the philosophies which believe in student-centred approach. There are three philosophies that hold the similarity of being less authoritarian and placing the students as the centre in learning process. These three philosophies reject essentialism and do not agree with
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What is your Philosophy Paper What is your Philosophy Paper Upon the completion of the performance aid “What is Your Philosophy?” the ending results were social philosopher. A social philosopher gains interest in studying the society and society’s institutions‚ including what would make up an ideal society. Social philosophers dwell upon questions‚ such as how should society distribute goals‚ and do people have natural rights. Social philosophers possess three main key contributors‚ including
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RUNNING HEAD: PERSONAL EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY Personal Education Philosophy Paper Byron C. Sparrow University of Phoenix Personal Education Philosophy Paper Philosophy is crucial for educators when they are implementing the curriculum of the class they are teaching. A great teacher not only teaches the requirements of his or her curriculum‚ but motivates their students to want to learn the materials being taught. When looking at Philosophy and a curriculum an educator must look at the
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Sofiya Andreyeva Philosophy- Professor Douglas March 13th‚ 2012 Midterm Essay #1 The nature of inquiry is not one that is uncommon to the human race. From the very origin of philosophy‚ the term for the “love of wisdom”‚ individuals have spent countless hours contemplating the most essential and critical matters before them. These individuals have made substantial attempts to explain reasoning behind the functioning of earthly matters‚ and by virtue of their study‚ they have come to be known as
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“In pure philosophy‚ Farabi became as famous as any philosopher of Islam‚ and it is said that a savant of caliber of Avicenna found himself entirely incapable of understanding the true bearing of Aristotle’s Metaphysics until one day he casually purchased one of Farabi’s works and by its help he was able to grasp their purport.” (Sherwani) Al-Farabi was a renowned philosopher of his age and deeply reverenced in all ages. Al-Farabi’s insatiated enthusiasm led him to study Philosophy‚ Logic‚ Politics
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Social justice is defined as justice exercised within a society‚ particularly as it is exercised by and among the various social classes of that society. A socially just society is defined by its advocates and practioners as being based on the principles of equality and solidarity; this pedagogy also maintains that the socially just society both understands and values human rights‚ as well as recognizing the dignity of every human being.[1][2] The Constitution of the International Labour Organization
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In ancient Indian philosophy (before 100 BC)‚ philosophy and religion cannot be meaningfully separated‚ primarily because of the cultural integration of religious practices and mystical pursuits. For example‚ ceremonies celebrating birth‚ marriage‚ and death‚ performed with recitations of Vedic verses (mantras)‚ were important for bonding within ancient Indian societies. Later in classical Indian philosophy‚ different social practices developed. Thus‚ the orthodox classical schools of thought are
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Copyright 2011‚ The American Philosophical Association. Last revised: June 13‚ 2011 Philosophy: A Brief Guide for Undergraduates 1. The Field of Philosophy Introduction Traditional Subfields of Philosophy Special Fields of Philosophy 2. The Uses of Philosophy General Uses of Philosophy The Uses of Philosophy in Educational Pursuits The Uses of Philosophy in Non-Academic Careers 3. The Philosophy Curriculum 4. Conclusion The unexamined life is not worth living. —Socrates Happiness
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the Enlightenment knowledge to other countries around the world. As the Enlightenment developed into the mid 1700‚ an obvious shift occurred away from the reason-based philosophies of most of the leading English and French thinkers. The new philosophies that developed veered to take one of two major courses. Romanticism‚ a philosophy greatly attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ highlighted emotions and a return to the natural state of man. Skepticism‚ which increased importance under Scottish philosopher
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