Aesthetics - The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of beauty and judgments about it., Constructivism - With roots in cognitive psychology, this educational approach is built on the idea that people construct their understanding of the world, Empiricism - The philosophy that maintains that sensory experiences, such as seeing, hearing, and touching, are the ultimate sources of all human knowledge., Epistemology - The branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge and learning., Essentialism - An educational philosophy that emphasizes basic skills of reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, geography, and language, Ethnocentrism - The tendency to view one's own culture as superior to others, or to fail to consider other cultures in a fair or equitable manner., Existentialism - A philosophy that emphasizes the ability of an individual to determine the course and nature of his or her life and the importance of personal decision making., Idealism - A doctrine holding that knowledge is derived from ideas and emphasizing moral and spiritual reality as a preeminent source of explanation., Rationalism - The philosophy that emphasizes the power of reason and the principles of logic to derive statements about the world., Realism - The view that an object or thing really exists and has certain attributes, independently of what people think about it.,

Philosophies in Education

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