Pragmatism and Existentialism Philosophy Matrices

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(The names beside each philosophy are just for reference to help you connect the philosophy with specific philosophers.)

Traditional Philosophies
IDEALISM (Plato)
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REALISM (Aristotle)
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NEO-SCHOLASTICISM (Thomas Aquinas)
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Modern Philosophies
PRAGMATISM (William James, John Dewey)
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EXISTENTIALISM (Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Heidegger, etc.)
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Contemporary Educational Theories for Transmission
PERENNIALISM (Adler, Hutchins, William Bennett, Allan Bloom, etc.)
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ESSENTIALISM (E.D. Hirsch)
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BEHAVIORISM (Skinner)
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Contemporary Educational Theories for Transformation
RECONSTRUCTIONISM (Counts)
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CRITICAL PEDAGOGY (Friere, Giroux, Noddings, Gloria Watkins [bell hooks], Peter McLaren, etc.) This section might be a bit more challenging than the ones above. You are encouraged to supplement the textbook information with internet searches on the topic.
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CONSTRUCTIVISM (Piaget, Vygotsky, Constance Kamii, etc.) This section might be a bit more challenging than the ones above. You are encouraged to supplement the textbook information with internet searches on the topic.
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