My Midterm Flashcards
What is philosophy?
The study of wisdom
The Philosophic Process
Examination (gather info)
Analysis (how does it fit together?)
Synthesis (what are the repercussions?)
Speculation (make informed assumptions about what may happen)
Prescription (set standards: something to base ideas upon)
Evaluation (can you trust the source)
The Roots of Philosophy
Metaphysics
Epistemology
Axiology
Metaphysics
branch of philosophy that explores reality
3 parts
Cosmology (study of universe)
Ontology (study of existence)
Anthropology (study of relationship between mind and body)
Epistemology
branch of philosophy that explores truth
A priori knowledge (independent of human acceptance)
A posteriori knowledge (verified by human experience)
Sources of Knowledge
God of the Bible (revelation
Senses (empiricism)
Reason (rationalism)
Expertise (authority)
Intuition (intuition)
The primary function of a teacher
serve God, witness to students
Secondary aims of Christian teaching
Character development
Knowledge
Preparation for work and service
Social development
Qualifications of the Christian Teacher
Spiritual
Mental
Social
Physical
Types of Curriculum
Formal (subjects)
Informal (extras)
Null (what’s left out)
Methods used by Jesus
Narrative
Known to Unknown
Practice
Traditional vs. Progressive Methodology
Help students learn and use info (lecture method)
Facilitate students’ experiences
“One Whole Package”
Philosophy
Curriculum
Methods
Discipline
Philosophers
Socratese
-“What is the best way to live?”
-Socratic method: question until truth found or contradiction revealed
Plato
-“What is a just man?”
-“if particulars have meaning, there must be universals”
-Inductive reasoning
-The Academy
-truth found in the mind
Aristotle
-Lyceum
-Nature was his god
-Golden Mean Ratio
-truth found in nature
-Inductive/Deductive reasoning
