Martin and Loomis

Question 1

what are the branches of Philosophy?

Answer 1

• Metaphysics
• Epistemology
• Axiology
• Logic

Question 2

What does metaphysics address? and give 2 questions as examples

Answer 2

• it addresses the questions of reality
• what is reality?
• who or what is god?

Question 3

What is Epistemology? and give to questions as examples

Answer 3

the study of knowledge and how we came to know

• what is knowledge?
• what is truth?

Question 4

what is Axiology? and give 2 questions as examples

Answer 4

deals with values

• what is of value?
• What is beauty?

Question 5

What is Logic? and what are the 2 types?

Answer 5

Logic deals with reasoning

- 2 types: Inductive and deductive

Question 6

what is educational philosophy?

Answer 6

extends to questions about the general beliefs, concepts and attitudes people have about education

Question 7

What is perennialism? Where does it lie on the spectrum? and what are its factors? who founded it?

Answer 7

-the focus of education should be on the universal truths through the classical and profound thought
- emphasis of schools should be the mastery of content and the development of reasoning skills
- same curriculum for all
society decides what is taught
- founded by Mortimer Jerome Alder!

Question 8

What is Essentialism? Where does it lie on the spectrum? and what are its factors? who founded it?

Answer 8

• there are certain basic forms of knowledge, skills and understandings that everyone should master
• society has founded these skills needed for people to function effectively
• all core subjects are essential (L.A, Math, Science, Social)
• founded by E.D. Hirsch Jr!!

Question 9

What is Progressivism? Where does it lie on the spectrum? and what are the factors? who founded it?

Answer 9

• the focus of education should be the students rather than the content and whatever is taught should be meaningful
• prepare students to be lifelong learners
• focuses the curriculum on the students and what they need therefore the material is made from the teachers, students and the school
• Founded by John Dewey who believed that if students are to learn they need to be involved in real world problems and meaningful questions

Question 10

What is Existentialism? Where does it lie on the spectrum? and what are the factors? who founded it?

Answer 10

• focuses on the individual
• people are responsible for defining themselves
• students need to find their own ways of thinking and develop their own conclusions
• students determine what they need to study from the teacher who guides the course
• Founded by Jean Paul Sartre

Question 11

What is Social Reconstructivism? Where does it lie on the spectrum? and what are the factors? who founded it?

Answer 11

• society needs to change and schools are the best way to teach that
• schools are seen as agents of the reformation of society rather than transmitters of knowledge
• teachers help the students understand the validity and urgency of social problems
• the students select the social priorities to be studied and decide on the educational objectives to be obtained from the study
• Founded by Paulo Freire!!