2.1.3 EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AREAS
Areas of Educational Philosophy
There are following three areas of philosophy.
- Epistemology
- Ontology
- Axiology
(i) Epistemology
It is the branch/area of philosophy which deals with the nature of knowledge. It discusses the nature, sources, scope and applicability of knowledge. It also discusses:
- What we know,
- How we know,
- What is the difference between knowing and believing?
- How can we show that knowledge is true?
The task of epistemologist is to consider what is meant by the psychological concepts as "feeling", motivation, learning etc.
(ii) Ontology:
It is the branch/area of philosophy which deals with the nature of reality. It asks the question, what is real? The major areas of discussion in ontology are
- Existence
- Reality
- Cosmology
- Nature
- Nature of human being
(iii) Axiology:
It is the branch/area of philosophy which deals with the nature of values, the types of values and the problems of values. It asks the questions like
- What is good?
- What is attributable to humans?Axiology is divided into
(i) Ethics:
It is concerned with concepts of good and bad, right wrong;
(ii) Aesthetics:
It is concerned with beauty and enjoyment. It asks questions like
- What is beautiful?
- What aspects produce enjoyment?