BEd in Pre-Primary Education / Бакалавр педагогики в Области Дошкольного Образования

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit Title

PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

Course Unit Code

PHI401

Course Unit Details

Number of ECTS credits allocated

Learning Outcomes of the course unit

By the end of the course, the students should be able to:

Define basic questions from which philosophical thought originates, and the uses of philosophical reasoning and contemplation
Discuss differences and/or forms of differentiation between philosophical thought and other forms of interpretation of the human experience [such as day-to-day thinking and traditional religious thought], and outline critically the major themes through which philosophical thought has developed
Describe the conditions within which philosophy developed and its historical significance in the development of human civilization, modern sciences, and forms of human institutions such as education. In this context philosophy will be defined in a dynamic way, as a developing project, and its modern directions will be related to the culture within which it unfolds.
Examine the development of philosophy in the western world paying particular attention to its interaction with educational theory and practice. The exploration will begin with the currents before Socrates. Subsequently the discussion will focus on the classical philosophers of antiquity from Plato to the Stoics – paying particular attention to the exploration of issues of “truth”/knowledge and being. The medieval period and the Renaissance will be examined in the context of continuity and disjunction from antiquity and the modern period. In the modern period the discussion will centre on the development [and transformation] of themes already explored – and the emergence of new forms or reasoning and interaction between reality and thought.
Use philosophical categories to explore and evaluate pedagogical theories. Use philosophical reasoning to develop suggestions and proposals on themes having to do with contemporary educational issues.

Mode of Delivery

Face-to-face

Prerequisites

NONE

Co-requisites

NONE

Recommended optional program components

NONE

Course Contents

· Objectives and methods of Philosophy. Central philosophical questions
· The origins of philosophy. Philosophy and Religion. The differentiation from Religion. The relation between Philosophy and the sciences historically and in the contemporary context.
· The origins of Philosophy in Ancient Greece. The Sophists and Socrates. Creating schools of thought and laying the foundations of reasoning: Plato and Aristotle. The Hellenistic schools of thought and the Roman period. Philosophy and education the ancient world - themes and practices.
· The transformation of philosophical explorations in the medieval period and the shifts of the Renaissance.
· The Modern period: The Enlightenment and the development of modern though. The transformation of the discussion on Knowledge and Being. Philosophy and the foundations of modern education.
· Philosophical currents and pedagogy. The uses of philosophical reasoning in educational practice.
· Using and applying philosophical categories in education

Recommended and/or required reading:

Textbooks

Βέικος, Θ.(1998).Προλεγόμενα στη Φιλοσοφία. Αθήνα: Θεμέλιο.
Κουμάκης, Χ.Γ.(2001).Θεωρία και Φιλοσοφία της Παιδείας. Αθήνα: Τυπωθήτω

References

Πολυχρονόπουλου, Π.(1992). Φιλοσοφία της Παιδείας. Αθήνα : Παιδαγωγία.
Magee, B.(2005).Η Περιπέτεια της Φιλοσοφίας. Αθήνα: Σαββάλας.
Nagel, T.(1989).Θεμελιώδη Φιλοσοφικά Προβλήματα. Αθήνα : Σμίλη.
Κατσιμάνης, Κ.(2001).Πλάτων και Αριστοτέλης. Αθήνα :Gutenberg.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The main teaching method is lecture conducted with the help of lecture notes. Lectures are supplemented by group discussions.

Assessment methods and criteria

Midterm and assignments	50%
Final Exam	50%

Language of instruction

Greek

Work placement(s)

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