INTRODUCTION

In philosophy, Idealism is the group of metaphysical

philosophies that asserts that reality, or reality as humans can know it,
is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed. Idealism is the
metaphysical and epistemological doctrine that ideas or thoughts
make up fundamental reality. Essentially, it is any philosophy
which.....
MEANING OF IDEALISM
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BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY OF IDEALISM
Idealism is the metaphysical and epistemological that ideas or
thoughts make up fundamental reality essentially it is any philosophy
which argues that the only thing actually.
(I) THE METAPHYSICS OF IDEALISM
Idealism them is the philosophical view that material things owe
their existence to minds the view that material things owe
metaphysical idealism to distinguish it from other view point called
idealism.
(II) THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF IDEALISM
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presupposed a social dimension which would have made social
epistemology superfluous.
WHAT IS THE EPISTEMIOLOGH OF IDEALISM
Epistemological idealism is a subjectivist position in
epistemology that hokls that what one knows about an object exists
only in one’s mind it is opposed to epistemological realism as such it
is a container for both indirect realism and idealism.
(III) THE LOGIC OF IDEALISM
The logic of idealism is that there are a number of generally
accepted truths which have been verified by a greats number of
individuals but all there are not truth from idealism point of view
logically truth is a permanent body of knowledge which no one thinks
to question since made is the prime reality and the untying of our
ideas are the methods of knowledge it is important to mater the
science of logic.
(IV) THE AXIOLOGY OF IDEALISM
What does idealism have to suggest about the most personal
question of philosophy what is of value?
Values according to idealism are rooted in existence they are
part and parcel our emotions and sentiments are approximately
amused so that we have certain desirable feelings but because the
things we value are realities which have existence themselves and are
routed in the very structure of the cosmos according to Wilbur urban
their can be no existence without value and aesthetics what are the
ethics and ascetics of idealism? Idealism has a god as the standard of
goodness beauty is described as the reflection of god such reflection
of god becomes the aesthetic the beauty of idealism.

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 (V) ESSENCE OF IDEALISM:
 Idealism believes in the universality of one ultimate reality i.e.
absolute of the self.
 Evil is not a real existent but it is the negative value.
 Besides the material world, there is mental world.
 There is an inner harmony between the soul of man and the
heart of the universe.
 Idealism regards man as a spiritual being.
 Human life has its aim. It is not aimless.
IDEALISM AND AIMS OF EDUCATION
Idealism considers self-realization as an important aim of
education. Self-realization involves full knowledge of the self. The
aim of education is to enable man to become his truest self. The term
metaphysics literally means beyond the physical. At the metaphysical
level, there are four broad philosophical schools of thought that apply
to education today. They are idealism, realism, pragmatism
(sometimes called experientialism) and existentialism. Each will be
explained shortly.
THE EXALTATION OF PERSONALITY ON SELF-
REALIZATION
Since idealism emphasises the grandeur and worth of human
life, which is the noblest work of gold, the advocates of this
philosophy lay great stress on the exaltation of human personality. By
exaltation of human personality, they mean self-realization. Self-
realization involves full knowledge of the self or the soul. Man is
basically a soul. Therefore, in idealism the aim of education is to
enable each child to realize the soul, recognize his real form and
proceed towards self-knowledge.

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UNIVERSAL EDUCATION
Universal access to education is the ability of all people to have
equal opportunity in education, regardless of their social class,
gender, ethnicity background or physical and mental disabilities.
The individual should develop fellow-feeling and spirit of
brotherhood. Their education should be universal in nature otherwise;
it is not possible for a part to have an idea of the whole. They are of
the opinion that every individual should develop fellow-feeling and
spirit of brotherhood.
TO ENSURE A LIFE OF SPIRIT
Spiritual values are eternal and unchanging. They are real ideas
or essences the end of life is to acquire an inner relation to spirit. The
child is a spiritual being whose chief purpose is to express his own
nature. If we regarded the child as a mind or nervous system that
stores information, we do positive harm to him. To get into harmony
with the universal soul or spirit, education should the child to lead. It
is the life of spirit, which units each individual inwardly.
TO CULTIVATE TRUTH, BEAUTY AND GOODNESS
According to the idealists, the goal of our spiritual pilgrimage is
the realization of the threefold spiritual values-truth, beauty and
goodness to undertake this journey, man has to perform three spiritual
activities the intellectual, the aesthetic and the moral. The philosophy
of spirit tells us that the spirit desires three things. These are the three
desires, and these three alone are the desires of spirits.
DEVELOPMENT OF INVENTIVE AND CREATIVE POWERS
As the physical world is always in a state of change, man should
try to be inventive and creative in order to change and modify the
environment according to his needs and mould the nature to suit his
purposes. The simple and beautiful statement expressed by Ross in
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this regard is moral values which are spiritual can be found in
physical activities intellectual value are pursued in the application of
skills to the problems of physical environment of aesthetic values
discovered in the mastery man acquires over his material in his craft.
CONSERVATION, PROMATION AND TRANSMISSION OF
CULTURAL HERITAGE
According to the idealists man created his culture only at a great
cost of time and suffering it is the product of his creative activity
Ross. Therefore, says religion, morality, art, literature, mathematics
and science are the product of mans moral, intellectual and aesthetics
activity throughout the ages. Idealists desire that each child should
conserve the culture heritage of mankind, which is free from material
environment that ridicules traditional, spiritual and moral values
besides this he should also contribute something to it for its promotion
and try to transmit the same to the oncoming generation.
DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL HEALTH
For the development of harmoniously balanced personality, the
idealist advocates that education must be religious ,moral, intellectual
aesthetic and physical. This physical education has two important
aims,
Secondly emphasis must be given on the development of bodily
skills, which develop the inventive and creative power of man.
Idealist do not give priority to the development of physical harm
phrases these educational objectives of an individual in terms of
hierarchy of values.
SUBLIMATION OF INSTINCTS INTO SPIRITUAL
QUALITIES
Sublimation of the inborn raw instincts of the child into spiritual
qualities is another important aim of education in idealism. This is the

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true development of the individually. Through this the child can attain
fullest and highest development of personality.
DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL SENCE
This dissertation investigates a number of ways in which an
eighteenth century. British philosophical movement known as moral
sense theory influenced the development of German. In human nature
theory (or axiology) moral development notions convey a sense of us
as dynamism and progressive beings. It is normal for us to be ever-
evolving and aspiring.
Moral development is a quest after personal perfection. He can
choose between right and wrong, good and civil.
IDEALISM AND CURRICULAM
Idealism is a philosophy developed by Plato. One of the many
tenets of idealism is that truth can be found through reasoning,
intuition and divine revelation.
To realize this aim of education the idealist’s emphasis on the
development of a sense of apperception of truth, beauty and goodness.
By the development of these aspects, one can realize spiritual
perfection.
They are effort or Karma devotion or Bhakit and knowledge or
Gyan. All the three activities appear together in human mind and help
him for the pursuit of truth, beauty and goodness.
IDEALISM AND METHODS OF TEACHING
Socrates had adopted the question method Plato, his disciple,
changed question method into conversational method and made it
logical. His disciple, Aristotle followed inductive and detective
methods. Hegel adopted logical method Pestalozzi adopted self-
activity method. Froebel’s familiar metaphor of the kindergarten

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indicates his philosophy of the method of teaching. The school is a
garden the work of a gardener is to see that the child achieves the
finest from possible.
IDEALISM AND DISCIPLINE
According to the idealists, education is to be ideal centred self-
realization is the goal of life and the aim of education. To achieve this
aim, idealists do not favour free discipline. They believe that strict
discipline is spiritual attainment as possible trough self-discipline. It
is a spontaneous and self-imposed control. The teacher should act as a
guide at every step of child life and inspire his pupils to achieve
higher values in life.
IDEALISM AND TEACHER
Idealism believes that there can be no spiritual development of
the child without discipline. They give importance to impressionistic
discipline in comparison to expressionistic discipline. They assert that
the teacher should gain respect from the child by his affectionate and
sympathetic behaviour and then motivate him by his praiseworthy
ideals. Idealist believes in guided freedom and strict discipline.
Children must endure a restraint on freedom. Self insight and self
analysis are the main disciplinary factors. Teacher’s guidance is
essential.
CONTRIBUTIONS OF IDEALISM TO EDUCATION
(1)The common criticism regarding Idealism is that it is an
abstract and vague doctrine. It avoids the present realities and
prepares the child for the next world.
(2) Idealism is concerned with the ultimate end of life. It avoids the
real problems day to day living. Education should be such as to make
individuals capable to solve the problems that confront them from
time to time able to lead a happy and contented life.

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 (3) Idealism lays more emphasis on thinking and mental activities.
This increases the importance of intellectualism unnecessarily.
(4) Idealistic education gives more importance to teacher in relation
to the child. Modern psychology emphasizes the prime and central
importance of child.
(5) Idealistic methods of teaching emphasize cramming and rote
memory. In modern education, these methods are given little
importance.
CONCLUSION
Animals have no religion or morality. They do not write
scriptures they do not have any channel of education-formal
information idealism may be considered to be outmoded in the
prevailing scientific world view. Idealistic concepts like ‘spirit’,
‘mind’, ‘soul’, and ‘the cosmos’ have little relevance in the class-
room teaching. There is too much emphasis on good manners and
modesty which may be mistaken. It neglects child’s psychological
nature. The modern materialistic culture is more destructive of human
life than even the most warlike and the most savages of its
predecessors.

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