Syllabus

Course Code: MED107    Course Name: Philosophy of Education

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Educational Philosophy
• Meaning of Educational Philosophy
• Functions of Educational Philosophy
• Relationship of Education and Philosophy

2. Knowledge
• Meaning and Nature of Knowledge
• Types and Source of Knowledge
• Methods of Acquiring Knowledge
2 3. Indian Schools of Philosophy -
• Vedanta
• Sankhya

4. Indian Schools of Philosophy -
• Buddhism
• Islamic traditions with special references to the concept of reality, knowledge and values and their educational implications
3 5. Western Schools of Philosophy –
• Idealism
• Realism
6. Western Schools of Philosophy –

• Naturalism
• Pragmatism
• Existentialism with special reference to the concept of reality, knowledge and values, their educational implications for aims, contents and methods of Education
4 7. Contributions of Indian Thinkers –
• Vivekananda
• Aurobindo
• Tagore
• Gandhi

8. Modern Concepts of Philosophy –
• Logical Analysis
• Logical Empiricism
• Logical Positivism
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