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Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education

Notes 2. In wide sense, education process keeps happening in society, but in narrow sense, it only runs in
schools. We should take education in its wider sense. It is continuous process by this perspective.
3. Educatoin is purposive process; its objectives are defined by society and are development oriented.

Thus, education is the process of development.
4. In wider sense, subject matter of education is quite wide, it can’t be put in to boundary, but in narrow
sense, its subject matter is confined to its defined syllabus. But, in both the sense it is helpful in the

development of individual and the society.
5. In wider sense, method of education is very wide, but in narrow sense it is regulated.
6. Nature of education depends on its religious philosophy, composition of its culture, governance,
economy and scientifi c development.
7. It is clear from above facts that there happens a change in the nature of education with a change in
religious philosophy, composition of its culture, governance, economy and scientifi c development
of any society. Thus, nature of education is dynamic.

Education is building a healthy mind in a healthy body?

1.4 Meaning and Definition of Philosophy

Philosophy is the highest level of human meditation. It does logical analysis of entire universe and
actual form of human life, creation of world and its creator, soul-god, creature world, knowledge-
ignorance, tools of knowledge and workable and non-workable karma. India is considered to
be the guru of philosophy. After India, Greece stands at second place. Today, in every country
philosophy is growing, but there is small difference in perspective of India and western world in
philosophy. It is essential to discuss that, and then only we shall be able to understand actual form
of philosophy.

Indian Concept of Philosophy
Any type of meditation was called philosophy in ancient India, but as development started in the
area of knowledge, we started dividing it into different streams for example; anthropology, theology,
economics and medicine etc. That discipline of knowledge, in which we try to fi nd ultimate reality
of life, is called philosophy. During Upanishad time, philosophy was accepted in this form only. Then
its defi nition was—
With which we could see i.e., sight of truth is philosophy.
(Drishyate Anen Iti Darhsanam-Upanishad)
We had to discuss on the nature of universe and its creator and its ingredient in pursuit of discovery
of final truth. Philosophers discussed maximum on the physical nature of human himself and in that

context, soul-god, creature world, knowledge-ignorance, tools of knowledge and workable and non-
workable karma, were heavily discussed. This only became the subject matter of philosophy after
passage of time. In our country even today philosophy is considered to be the discipline of ultimate

truth finder. In the words of Sarva Palli Radha Krishnan—
Philosophy is the logical analysis of the nature of reality. —Dr. Radhakrishnan

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