Karl Jaspers’s Educational Philosophy
From the perspective of philosophy, the article analyzes the basic contents of educational philosophy by Karl Jaspers, one of the typical philosophers of existentialism of the twentieth century. According to Karl Jaspers, the aim of education is to educate people with liberal thinking and capable...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
2016-04-01
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Series: | Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Khoa học Xã hội |
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Online Access: | https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/soci-vi/article/view/876 |
Summary: | From the perspective of philosophy, the article analyzes the basic contents of educational
philosophy by Karl Jaspers, one of the typical philosophers of existentialism of the twentieth
century. According to Karl Jaspers, the aim of education is to educate people with liberal
thinking and capable of self-determination. To achieve this aim educational programs should
focus on teaching understanding of life, the natural world and ourselves, and at the same time
value the role of democratic dialogues, the character actors of both teachers and learners in the
teaching - learning process. Besides making remarks about the value and limitations of this
educational philosophy, the article initially mentioned the value approach to Vietnam education
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ISSN: | 2734-9349 2734-9616 |