IDEALISM

The notion of this philosophy is that reality of everything lies in ideas, thought and mind and not in material thing.

• Realism

• Pragmatism

• Naturalism

• Idealism

In this area of Idealism, there exist a perfect realm of form or ideas and our world merely contains shadows of that realm

• Modern Idealism

• Platonic Idealism

• Religious Idealism

His philosophy can be summed up by saying that the rational alone is real, which means that all reality is capable of being expressed in rational categories.

• Rene Descartes

• Immanuel Kant

• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Which of the following is a principle of idealism?

• Truth is ever changing

•   Emphasis on social and democratic value

• Ideals are more important than objects

• Importance of man power

How can be today’s world be benefited through idealism?

• Idealism promotes universal education    

•    Idealism emphasizes on self-discipline

•      Idealism promotes peaceful living

• All of the above

According to the idealists, how are knowledge of mind and soul be obtained?

• Through ideas only

       

• Through experience only

• Through ideas and experience

• None of the above

1.       This philosopher arrives at one single principle- thought exists and once said “I think, therefore I am.”

• Socrates

• Immanuel Kant

• Rene Descartes

• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

1.       This is the second educational legacy of idealism. One of its educational implications is Covergent and Divergent thinking is developed as part of Education.

     

• Liberal Education

• Theory before practice

• Liberal Arts

•   Logical Thinking

One of the major features of Modern Idealism is: Man’s purpose is fulfilled by development of the intellect and is referred to as self- _____   

• respect

• love

• realization

•   esteem

He thought that education should include training in discipline, culture, discretion and moral training.

• Rene Descartes

• Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

• Plato

• Immanuel Kant