EDU214

Socrates was born about
the year ……..

Our education should aim
at making us useful not only
to ourselves but to the

Nigerian teachers'
education programmes at
different levels have started
to emphasize the need to
educate instead of training

Sound education develops
in us a critical mind to
enable us to detect flaws
and ……..with even those
we respect most

was not a Greek man but
of European of British origin
and lived from 1632 to 1704

Relativism is a form of
…………….

The system of education
that enables a person to
enjoy his leisure activities
better is known as
……………. Education

Another name for speech or
statement is

school of thought beieve in
this ideal "man should
critically examine
everything by the use of
intelligence"

Philosophy and education
work for the harmonization
of education policies,
theories and ……….

……...lived between 428 to
348 BC

The mother of Socrates
was a ……….

Philosophy and education
are complementary
disciplines to each other
and they are mutually

school of thought asserts
that change is dynamic and
belongs to the essence of
reality.

“virtue is knowledge” is one
of the teaching of ……….

Who taught that “virtue is
knowledge”

The inculcation of the right
type of value and attitude
for the survival of the
individual and the Nigerian
Society is of paramount

With what do we come to
acquaint ourselves with
common fallacies and
errors?

Education has an intrinsic
value, that is, it does not
have to be seen as
something that must always
bring

Says Education enables the
mind to find out the ultimate
truth, which gives us the
wealth of inner light and
love and gives significance
to life

Being critical is a sign of
being an

asserts that removing all
restrictions from young
children is not much of an
ideal and that by actually
imposing on them in
various ways we can
positively contribute to their
development and ultimately
their freedom.

Philosophers look at
theories, assumptions,
postulations, statements
and value judgments
critically as to

Which is not part of the
main areas of the
importance of logic?

believed in the state control
of the education system

For the parents, school is a
painful experience that they
must live with

Socrates was born about
the year

The mind is a very essential
instrument for doing

29. Relativism is a form of

The application
philosophical ideas to
education might be difficult
and sometime attracts …..

The traditional teacher sees
himself as his right to mould
and shape the child

The educational process is
constantly inspired by

The view that philosophy
gives education the thought
and education gives it an
outlet in practice could be
interpreted as
…………………..

For the children, school is a
painful experience that they
must …………. with

The theory of knowledge
asserts that knowledge is
derived through concepts
was by …...

was appointed Professor of
philosophy and Chairman
of the Department of
Philosophy and Pedagogy
at the University of Chicago

Philosophers do not only try
to define the good life, they
also prescribe ways of

At every stage in our adult
life we should be able to
use not only our heads but
our

39. Education is complete living

The average child does not
see going to school as
………..

The statement that
philosophy and education
has a common mode of
thought and action means
that ……….

was the founder of school
of skepticism

The issue of validity or
invalidity of argument does
not arise in

Which among these is not a
philosopher?

Rational knowledge is
acquired through the
operation of human ……..

Constructive criticism is
usually better especially
when the issue is a very
sensitive one

The teaching that whatever
seems to me right is right
was done by ………

criticism is usually better
especially when the issue is
a very sensitive one

Our teacher education
programmes at different
levels have started to
emphasize the need to
educate instead of

Being critical is a sign of
being an
Person

The philosophical
orientation apparent in the
idea of making men
“critical” is to make the
teacher or the educator to
be …………..

Individual self-realisation
emphasises the importance
of learning by individual
experience and ………..

Everything about traditional
education process relies
too much on dictating what
should be done

An argument may have
many propositions and

A process that ensure that
ensure that the child’s
feeling and interest are
accommodated in a given
programme of study is
known as
…………………….

To a person who is brought
up in a period of war, the
good life may be the life of

Learning by remembering
or recalling what they knew
previously but had been
stored up in the mind is
known as ……

National Policy on
Education was first
published in …….

Every Nigerian before 1850
has died Nigerian are still
dying therefore, All
Nigerians are mortal. This
is is example of…

Education can is a process
of developing knowledge
ability in learners in such a
way that they use this
knowledge to improve
themselves and their
……………

Philosophy of education is
referred to as the use of
philosophical tools,
theories, methods, and
principles for the
explanation and solutions of

Some contemporary
thinkers called the
see philosophy as a study
that essentially simplifies
and analyses issues and
statements pertaining to
other subjects in order to
enable us understand them
better

While no one would quarrel
over using acquired
knowledge as a means to
earning our living, quest for
knowledge can be for its

The way traditional teacher
inculcates knowledge and
moral in every child can be
challenged by the ……

The word philosophy came
from the Greek words

66. Socrates father worked as

The view that philosophy
gives education the thought
and education gives it an
outlet in practice was
propounded by
…………………..

If our aim is to make
education less painful to
our pupils, teachers in the
system need to be more
……………..

The method with which
Socrates paased on his
teaching is known as ……..

The Spartans also prided
themselves of being
………. people