Dwa sposoby uprawiania filozofii w wychowaniu

Abstract

Philosophy serves pedagogy in many ways: in the study of the principles of education, for critical reflection on educational methods and to stimulate pedagogical self-reflection. There are two approaches to philosophical study: professional and amateur (non-professional). While the first one ought to be adopted by philosophers, the amateur way plays a more significant role in education. It is based on an educator’s own experience, on an analysis of everyday events which have philosophical meaning. Such self-reflection, if correctly realized, leads to a universal (not individual) truth about man. Philosophy can also be misused in education, it may induce excessive propensity for contemplation, multiplication of doubts and lead to the weakening of human will.