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What is one of the aims of education according to pragmatism?
Creating new values
Why does pragmatism emphasize the importance of activity and experience in education?
To create new values
What is another important aim of education according to pragmatism?
Helping the pupil adjust with himself and the society
What does pragmatism aim to enable the pupil to do in relation to their experience?
Reconstruct his experience
Why does pragmatism advocate for providing physical, intellectual, moral, and aesthetic activities in education?
As media for the creation of new values
What is the central idea of pragmatism?
Experience
According to pragmatism, what is the value of the past?
Little value
What is the supreme aspect according to pragmatism?
Utilitarian aspect
Study Notes
Pragmatism
- Derived from the Greek word "pragma", meaning work, practice, action, or activity
- Philosophy of practical experience, with a typical American approach
- Focuses on practicality and action
Principles of Pragmatism
- Experience is central
- No absolute values in life
- Action is real, and ideals are tools
- Humans are active beings with problem-solving abilities
- Utilitarian aspect is supreme
- Past has little value, and present and future are more important
Forms of Pragmatism
Biological Pragmatism
- Emphasizes human capacity to adjust to the environment or change it according to needs and requirements
- What satisfies human nature is true and real
Experimental Pragmatism
- Principles are true if experimentally verified
- Verification through experimentation determines truth
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