Question- Examine the gifts of philosophy to education.

Answer -

The gifts of philosophy to education are :

1. Philosophy assists education in understanding man, his life, his actions, ideals and problems.

2. Philosophy assists the educator in formulating beliefs, arguments, assumptions and judgments concerning learning and teaching, character and intellect, subject-matter and skill, desirable ends and appropriate means of schooling.

3. Philosophy assists education in the determined effort to find out what education should do in the face of contradictory demands of life and factors arising out of experience which brings meaning and direction to thinking.

4. Philosophy assists education in giving unity of outlook to the diverse interests of the individual, his family, community and the state.

5. Philosophy provides logical vigour envisaging transcendence and disciplined imagination which when taken out from the person will find him barren mass of flesh.

6. Philosophy provides reason with faith.

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