Philosophy of Realism in Education

The ultimate reality is the world of physical objects.

• Pragmatism

• Realism

• Idealism

Who is the father of realism ?

• Rene Descartes

• Aristotle

• John Locke

That reality exists independent of the human mind.

• Realism

• Existentialism

• Pragmatism

• none of the above

He incorporated Greek ideas into Christianity by showing Aristotle’s thought to be compatible with church doctrine.

• St. Thomas Aquinas

• Aristotle

• John Dewey

• Charles Darwin

Chief components of realism.

• Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Francis Bacon, John Locke

• John Locke, John Dewey, Plato, Socrates

• Charles Darwin, Plato, Aristotle

• None of the Above

Consider a modern realists.

• Plato

• Francis Bacon

• Aristotle

He believed we gain knowledge from what we experience.

• John Locke

• Francis Bacon

• John Dewey

Also called as “verbal realism”

• Social Realism

• Humanistic Realism

• Realism

• Sense Realism

Explains that education should equip learners for a happy and successful life as a man of the world.

• Social Realism

• Humanistic Realism

• Sense Realism

• none of the above

Is based on reality.

• Realism

• Pragmatism

• Idealism

• Philosophy