EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
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It is eternal
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It is made by man
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It is ever changing
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It is what emerges to be true in actual practice
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Detailed explanation-1: -Hence, Pragmatism accepts any definite/eternal truth or principle is not correct regarding pragmatism.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Pragmatic Theory of Truth holds (roughly) that a proposition is true if it is useful to believe. Peirce and James were its principal advocates. Utility is the essential mark of truth.
Detailed explanation-3: -In education, pragmatism is an approach to learning and teaching that focuses on keeping things practical. Its key theorist is John Dewey. It has four principles: Unity, Interest, Experience, and Integration.
Detailed explanation-4: -A pragmatist can consider something to be true without needing to confirm that it is universally true. For example, if humans commonly perceive the ocean as beautiful then the ocean is beautiful.
Detailed explanation-5: -Three Different Theories of Truth. The Correspondence Theory of Truth: The Coherence Theory of Truth: The Pragmatic Theory of Truth: