Philosophical Foundations of Education Lessons for India
This book provides a philosophical foundation to the theory and practice of education from the Indian perspective. It is guided by an 'axionoetic' approach to education and therefore it deals with the epistemological foundation and value orientation of ed
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Philosophical Foundations of Education Lessons for India
Philosophical Foundations of Education
Siddheshwar Rameshwar Bhatt
Philosophical Foundations of Education Lessons for India
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Siddheshwar Rameshwar Bhatt Indian Council of Philosophical Research Ministry of Human Resource Development New Delhi, Delhi India
ISBN 978-981-13-0441-5 ISBN 978-981-13-0442-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0442-2
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Foreword
The objective of the present book is to provide a philosophical foundation to the theory and practice of education from the Indian perspective, which is the need of the times in the contemporary educational scenario of our country. The book is guided by the ‘axionoetic’ approach to education and therefore it deals with the epistemological foundation and value orientation of education. The Indian mind is intuitive as well as argumentative, descriptive of the nature of Reality and prescriptive of the norms and ideals of life in accordance therewith. Indian philosophical reflection is not just a love of wisdom but a love for life lived with wisdom. These have been the guiding principles in writing this book. The author has dealt with ontological, epistemological, logical, ethical and axiological bases of education in a holistic and integrated manner. It is rightly maintained that knowledge plays a fundamental role in the system of education. Logical organization of knowledge keeping in vi
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