Karl Jaspers’s Educational Philosophy

• Main Authors: Lê Văn Tùng, Nguyễn Thị Mỹ Hòa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: HO CHI MINH CITY OPEN UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE 2016-04-01
• Series: Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh - Khoa học Xã hội
• Subjects: chủ nghĩa hiện sinh; giáo dục; karl jaspers; triết học; triết học giáo dục.
• Online Access: https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/soci-vi/article/view/876

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 today.