Pragmatism Flashcards
When did pragmatism start?
During the past 100 years
What is pragmatism?
America’s contribution to the history of philosophical thought
What three philosophers are connected to pragmatism?
Charles S Pierce-1839 to 1941;
William James-1842 to 1910;
John Dewey-1859 to 1952.
What is the impact of pragmatism upon education been most widely felt through
The influence of the progressives pragmatism as affected education both directly and indirectly
Why does the pragmatics concept of reality change?
Because with the passing of time humanities experience changes
What is reality according to pragmatics?
It is not an abstract thing rather it is a transactional experience that is constantly undergoing change
What are a priori principlesand Mark
Unchangeable natural laws
What is knowledge according to the pragmatic?
Is rooted in experience
How do you pragmatics believe people receive knowledge
They make it as they interact with the environment. They act upon the environment and then undergo certain consequences they learn from the transactional experience with the world.
Do pragmatics believe in absolute truth
No, Truth is relative and what is true today may not be true in the future or in a different situation.
What are values according to the pragmatic
Their relative and there are no absolute principles on which they lean as cultures change, so do values
What is the ethical test based on in pragmatism
On the good of society and not merely upon a private or personal good
What is the important thing about students from the epistemological viewpoint.
They have experiences. They are capable of using their intelligence to resolve problematic situations
For the break maddest what is the school experience in comparison with life?
The school experience is part of life rather than in preparation for life
Our teachers seen any pragmatic school
They are seen as fellow learners in the educational experience as their entire class daily faces a changing world
they are more experience
