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COURSE:
Socio-Philosophical
Foundation of Education
Presentation on: Branches of Philosophy
Prepared by: Windel Beth Zafra- Torino
Epistemology
Logic
Philosophy
Metaphysics
What is Epistemology?
- derived from the Greek terms episteme (“knowledge”)
and logos (“reason”) “the theory of knowledge.”
- branch that is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge and
how knowledge relates to truth, belief, and justification.
Valid – our senses are valid, and the only way to gain information
about the world.
Reason – is our method of gaining knowledge & acquiring
understanding.
Logic – is our method of maintaining consistency within our set of
knowledge.
Objectivity – is our means of associating knowledge with reality to
determine its validity.
Concepts – are abstracts of specific details of reality or of other
abstractions.
Epistemology
What Is Knowledge?
Knowledge: is the awareness and
understanding of particular Justified
aspects of reality.
2. Rationalism
- emphasizes reasons rather
1. Empiricism
than experiences and
- a role of experience, especially
observations as the primary
experience based on
basis for justifying beliefs and
perceptual observations by
claims.
the five senses.
- Rational and logical human
- refer experience and
mind is the source for new
observation when beliefs and
knowledge and not the
claims are justified and
material world around us.
proven.
- A knowledge acquired by
intuition or is innate.
Uses of Epistemology by non-philosopher: Epistemology
Implications:
• Education is the communication of facts about reality. If metaphysics
is the part of the equation, it needs to be acknowledge. The
metaphysical world and the material world are duality.
Logic
Logic
What is Logic?
Implications:
Logic to education deals with the factual side of the lesson. It is solely
based on the data and information given. It deals with reason
according to the information in its purest form.
Philosophy’s Relationships to Education
SUBDIVISION OF PHILOSOPHY RELATED EDUCATIONAL CONCERNS