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Education And Naturalism In Education

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Naturalism is the oldest philosophy in the western world. Naturalism is a revolutionary movement in the history of philosophy of education that revolted against traditional, formal and the stereotyped education of the then 18th century. Naturalism is a revolt against a society that was generated by religion, thought, action where lifeless formalism was prevailed and the naturalists believed that oppressive influence of monarchs, absolutism in politics and authority of the church tortured the people. Naturalism is a philosophy of nature and explains all phenomena on the basis of natural laws . According to the Naturalists view, nature itself is the ultimate reality. It is concerned with ‘natural self’ or ‘real self’. Naturalism firmly believes that ultimate reality is matter ;considered matter to be supreme and mind is the functioning of the brain that is made up of matter. It denies the existence of spiritual universe, rejects all spiritual and supernatural explanations of the world and holds that science is the sole basis of what can be known. They regard science or scientific knowledge as true knowledge because it is based on observation and experimentation.
In education, Naturalism is a term applied to systems of training a child not dependent on schools and books but on manipulation of the actual life of the child. According to this view, education should conform to the natural processes of growth and mental development. First, the main concern is to understand the
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