METRO MANILA COLLEGE

U-SITE BRGY. KALIGAYAHAN NOVALICHES QUEZON CITY

GRADUATE STUDIES DEPARTMENT

Program: Doctor of Philosophy in Development Education

Subject: Advanced Educational Philosophy
Professor: Dr. Wilson Getalado
Topic: Eastern Philosophy and Self Philosophy
Discussant: Mr. Dan Lhery S. Gregorious

AIMS OF PHILOSOPHY Most people cannot discover these truths in one

lifetime- as such we are reincarnated.
• Cosmological unity
• Behavioral ethics Reincarnation, the view that after death human beings
• Relationship with religion live again in other forms
• Social integration
• Intuition over intellect Karma is the sum total of the acts done in one stage of
• Collectivism person’s existence, which determines his destiny in the
• Self-improvement next stage. It is a form of matter, which can
• Find inner self contaminate a soul and postpone its attaining Nirvana.
• Find balance in human life It is the doctrine that whatsoever a man sows, whether
• Spiritual approach in action or thought, the fruits will eventually be reaped
by him – if not in this life, then in the next.
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
BUDDHISM
Oriental philosophy • Siddhartha Buddha (563-483) a philosophical
Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism tradition, founded by Gautama.
Muslim philosophy • Buddha means enlightened one i-e rational
Persian-Turkish-Spain-Arabic Muslims being.
• His ideas are based on reasons not revealed.
HINDUISM • Truth are available for all with reasons.
• Buddhism attempts to conquer the suffering
It a religious culture around 1500-2000 B.C through the elimination of desire and ego and
Their literature is Vedas, the bodies of knowledge. attainment of the state of nirvana.
Hold the universe to be all one, Brahman. • Nirvana- permanent end of life, become one
Everything has same soul in all living being. with the universe.
The purpose of life is to find enlightenment • 4 Noble Truths are
The cycle of birth and death goes on (1) suffering (2) causes (3) elimination (4) enlighten
Karma- chain of causes. All of our actions will eventually
have consequences FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
Desire is the root of all evil. 1) Sorrow is the universal experience of mankind.
2) The cause of sorrow is desire, and the cycle of
PHILOSOPHY VERSUS MYTHS rebirths is perpetuated by desire for existence.
3) The removal of sorrow can only come from the
• Mythological thinking was based on reflection removal of desire.
of nature and man in the light of the tribal 4) The desire can be systematically
relations. abandoned by following the Noble Eightfold
• Philosophy introduces the system of knowledge Path
that is based on reason.
•
Nirvana- permanent liberation from life
INDIAN PHILOSOPHY Liberation from the cycle of samsara, we cease to exist
and become one with the universe.
Ancient Indian philosophy includes the mystical
treatises known as Upanishads (700 – 100 BC), early TAOISM
Buddhist writings (300 BC – 500 AD) and the Sanskrit • Lao Tzu was the founder of Taoism,
poem Bhagavad-Gita (Song of God, about 200 BC). • All the change in the world lies on one
Classical Indian philosophy is less concerned with fundamental universal principle: The Way or
spirituality than ancient thought Tao.
• The way and its power is the path of balanced
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE? life.
According to some versions of Hinduism the purpose of • Something and Nothing produce to each other.
life is to find enlightenment.
 • The root of all is these two opposite forces in the
universe. VS. COLLABORATIVE
• Contractive and expansive forces in the • I am part of my family.
universe. • I am part of my community.
• Two principles, yin and yang, contractive and • I am part of my country.
expansive. • The goodness of the whole is more important
• Act with harmony to nature don't need to than the individual.
change. • My actions directly impact my family and my
Respect the all ecological balance of nature. community.

Dao- “the way,” become one with the cosmos, with

nature, with all things
Ying and Yang: balance is good, “proper harmony”
Daoism has changed throughout the centuries,
increasing in mysticism and superstition, increased
knowledge of metallurgy and astronomy
Lao Zi: “Old Sage,” Chinese philosopher and founder,
Tao Te Ching (The Way and Its Power)
Western philosophy of education comprises two
schools, which are traditional and modern.
It has its roots in Athens, Rome and Judeo•-Christianity
Eastern philosophy is derived from Islam, Confucianism,
Taoism and Mahayana Buddhism. This, is fundamentally
influence the system of life, and certainly creates their
education system.

Confucius (551-479) was a founder of this Chinese

thought.
It is concerned with morality, social ethics and
ancestors.
His teaching treat other as you would like to be treated.
What you don’t desire for yourself, don’t do to others.
Deal with the great loyalty while it is yet small sincerity
Family is metaphor for society to develop.
5 constant relationship
1.Parent 2. husband-wife 3. sibling 4. Friend 5. ruler
No need for physical punishment and law
We can transform other from sincerity and faithfulness.
All human beings are alike at birth uphold by character.
The Student Involvement within Classroom Activity
Westerners stress on active learning on their learners
Easterners prefer passive learning
Western philosophers such as Aristotle, Plato and
Socrates encouraged rational thinking.
Eastern normally obtained the knowledge directly from
their teachings of religion, such as Islam, Buddhism,
Confucianism, Hinduism and Taoism.

People should know their place in life and society. They
should respect people above and below them.
5 Relationships
Three are directly related to the nuclear family Two are
related to the extended society
1.father-child----kindness and obedience
2. husband-wife---love and loyalty
3.elder-younger brother---nobility and respect
4.friend-friend---humanness and deference
5.ruler-subject----benevolence and sincerity
W- Student appear as active learners in the classroom,
as the teaching and learning process not focusing on
teacher- centered, but more on are active learners in
the classroom.
E- Teaching and learning process through Eastern
education philosophy stresses on the major outcomes
from the teachers

People should help financially to each other’s. Family is

a model for all society.
Each generation has duties to next. Children-how to be
useful in society.
The elders are our assets. It is duty to love them.
Political loyalty comes from home lesson.
Focus on individual role rather than domination.
Moral character is understand by how well you treat
your family.
West and East

INDIVIDUALISTIC
I am special.
• I am unique.
• I am me.
• I am an individual.
• I am who I am.
• I am a rational agent.
• I am responsible for my own action.