How Much Do You Know About Idealism Philosophy and Education?

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What is the ultimate basis of experience according to idealism?

  • Emotional activity
  • Spiritual activity
  • Physical activity
  • Mental activity (correct)

Who first articulated the system of philosophy known as Idealism?

  • Confucius in ancient China
  • Socrates in ancient Greece
  • Aristotle in ancient Greece
  • Plato in ancient Greece (correct)

According to idealism, what is the role of education?

  • To produce skilled workers for industries
  • To prepare students for military service
  • To train students for business management
  • To encourage students to search for truth as individuals (correct)

According to Idealism, what is experience ultimately based on?

<p>Mental activity (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of education according to idealism?

<p>To produce philosophers in positions of power to lead the state toward the highest good (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does an idealist give more importance to?

<p>Mind and self (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is reality, according to Idealism?

<p>An unchanging world of perfect ideas and universal truths (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is knowledge obtained, according to Idealism?

<p>When ideas are brought into consciousness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the idealist goal of education?

<p>To transform individuals through the search for truth (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the teacher's role in Idealism?

<p>To be a role model and encourage students to discuss and analyze ideas (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

  • Idealism is the oldest system of philosophy known to man.
  • It was first articulated by Plato in ancient Greece.
  • Idealism maintains that experience is ultimately based on mental activity.
  • An idealist gives more importance to the mind and self than the matter and body.
  • Reality is an unchanging world of perfect ideas and universal truths.
  • Knowledge is obtained when ideas are brought into consciousness.
  • The idealist goal of education is to transform individuals through the search for truth.
  • The teacher's role is to be a role model and encourage students to discuss and analyze ideas.
  • Idealist methods of instruction include lecturing, questioning, and group/individual research projects.
  • Education should teach students to think and focus on subject-matter curriculum.

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