Philosophical Foundation of Education

One his  basic principles of the philosophy is ‘harmony with all things."

He believed that mere literacy was not education.

He argued that human society has evolved throughout history and is destined to move towards better organization of life.

German educator who was founder of the kindergarten and one of the most influential educational reformers of the 19th century.

He believed that a child is born with a blank minds-neither good or bad. 

He suggested that individuals learn and grow as a result of experiences and interactions with the world.

According to Plato, poor leadership will lead to wrong decisions.

He is considered the father of modern education because he advocated universal education in his book The Great Didactic.

Idealism means that life has a purpose, and ideals and values are the dynamic forces that give direction to life and help it to achieve its goal.

He regards “education as a means to achieve justice, both individual justice and social justice.”

He was the author of a philosophical and scientific system that became the framework and vehicle for both Christian Scholasticism and medieval Islamic philosophy.

Swiss-born philosopher, writer, and political theorist whose treatises and novels inspired the leaders of the French Revolution and the Romantic generation.

The proponent of "method of questioning and cross-questioning" in teaching.

He  believed that philosophy should achieve practical results for the greater well-being of society.

Dewey suggested that individual learn and grow as a result of experiences and interactions with the world.