Realism Classical Traditional Aristotle Religious St Thomas Aquinas
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Realism Classical Traditional Aristotle Religious St. Thomas Aquinas Modern Francis Bacon John Locke Contemporary Bertrand Russell Alfred North Whitehead
Realism Ø Concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary Ø A doctrine that universals exist outside the mind specifically: the concept that an abstract term names an independent and unitary reality. Ø The concept that objects sense perception or cognition exist independently of the mind
Aristotle Alexander The Great Lyceum Stagira 384 B. C. – 322 B. C. 4 Causes Art & Drama Plato Writer Syllogism Happiness The Golden Mean “All men naturally desire knowledge. ”
St Thomas Aquinas 1225 - 1274 Dominican Summa Theogiae Aristotle Roccasecca, Italy Philosophy of Education Studia Generale Philosophy of Thomism “The soul is known by its acts”
Francis Bacon 1561 - 1626 4 Idols Scientific Method Novum Organum Cambridge Aristotle Misconceptions “Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Knowledge itself is power. ”
John Locke 1632 - 1704 Idea Doctor Experiences tabula rasa An Essay Concerning Human Understanding “A sound mind in a sound body, is a short but full description of a happy state in this world. “
Bertrand Russell 1872 - 1970 Alfred North Whitehead Mathematics 1861 - 1947 Logic Occasions Principia Mathematica “Many people would sooner die “The defense of morals is the than think. In fact they do. ” battle-cry which best rallies stupidity against change. ”
Realism in Education Varied learning styles Hierarchy Science Text-Based Learning Systematic Structure and Discipline Mathematics Methods of Measurement
