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- 3. A branch of philosophy that involves the study of reasoning or of sound argument. In a more specific sense, logic is the study of deductive inference.
- 6. Reasoning: A type of reasoning, from the particular to the general, in which one can make a general conclusion based on a number of facts.
- 7. A particular view of philosophy that sees human nature as constant, with few changes over time. Perennialism in education promotes the advancement of the intellect as the central purpose of schools. The educational process stresses academic rigor and discipline
- 10. 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. Metaphysicians try to answer questions about reality without referring to religion or revelation.
- 11. The philosophical study of values, especially how they are formed ethically, aesthetically, and religiously.
- 12. An educational philosophy that emphasizes a core body of knowledge and skills necessary for effective participation in society. Proponents believe that an educated person must have this core of knowledge and skills, and that all children should be taught it.
- 13. Method: A method of education in which students work in groups on a topic of interest to them. Developed by William Heard Kilpatrick, who believed that because students learn only what is of interest to them, they should be the ones to determine topics of study.
- 14. A theory, based on research from cognitive psychology, that people learn by constructing their own knowledge through an active learning process rather than by simply absorbing knowledge directly from some other source.
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- 1. 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, learners must develop as problem solvers.
- 2. A child-centered philosophy of education that condemns the influences of society and suggests instead that a child’s natural curiosity and the natural world should be used to teach.
- 4. The love or search for wisdom; the quest for basic principles to understand the meaning of life. Western philosophy traditionally contains five branches of philosophy: metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, and logic.
- 5. A branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge, its origins, its foundations, its limits, and its validity.
- 8. Reasoning: A type of reasoning from the general to the particular, reasoning in which the conclusion follows from the premise stated.
- 9. A psychological theory asserting that all behavior is shaped by environmental events or conditions.
- 11. A branch of philosophy that examines the perception of beauty and distinguishes beauty from that which is moral or useful.