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Contribution of Existentialism in Education | Philosophy of Education | Course Code 8609

QUESTION

What is the contribution of existentialism in education?

Course: Philosophy of Education

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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