QUESTION
What is the contribution of existentialism in
education?
Course: Philosophy of Education
Course code 8609
Course code 8609
Level: B.Ed Solved Assignment
ANSWER
Contribution to Education
Existentialism developed as a
reaction against the contemporary social, economic, and political situation in
which man has lost his self. This philosophy has widely influenced art and
literature. In politics, it has stood against war. Its followers are active
pacifists. In the field of education, the contribution of existentialism is as
follows:
1. Total
development.
Existentialists have aimed at the total development of personality through education. Education should aim at the
whole man. It should aim at character formation and self-realization.
2.
Subjective knowledge.
The present age of science has
made too much of objective knowledge, so much so that the term subjective has
come to mean unreal, non-sense, ignorant, and irrelevant. The existentialists
rightly point out that subjective knowledge is even more important than objective knowledge. They
rightly hold that truth is subjectivity. It is a human value and values are not
facts. The reduction of values to facts has led to a widespread loss of faith in
values. Therefore, along with the teaching of science and mathematics, the
humanities, art, and literature should also be given a suitable place in the curriculum at every stage of education. Most of the ills of modern man are
due to an over-objective attitude. This requires a subjectivist correction in the
light of existentialist ideas.
3.
Importance of environment.
The present industrial, economic, political, and social environment is valueless. Therefore, it helps confusion and
corruption, tensions and conflicts. Existentialists seek to provide an
environment proper to self-development
and self-consciousness. This environment in the school requires contributions
from humanities, arts, and literature. These will help in the development of
individuality in education so that he may cease to become a cog in the social
wheel. Rather he should develop a self-conscious and sensitive individual
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