1.Preface
The centrial idea of confucius is perfect virtue. He considered as the most important element in morality and advocated physiognomy. The essence of humanity is uprightness. He said politics depended on righteousness and emphasized the need ...
1.Preface
The centrial idea of confucius is perfect virtue. He considered as the most important element in morality and advocated physiognomy. The essence of humanity is uprightness. He said politics depended on righteousness and emphasized the need to govern the nation by 7eans of virtue purpose of education was to hand down to posterity, he emphatically assorted, and it was the main feints of education through which they tried to bring up a disciple as a true gentleman of goodwill. Confucius placed emphasis on schooling common people and teaching practical philosophy. Moreover he attached much importance to moral education. He judged four teaching (literature, conduct, loyality, confidence) as the main task of education.
Confucius was the founder of confucianism and it had a great influence on Korean educational principle. Therefore, we can find confucius, thought is closely related with Korean educational philosophy. The subject of this study is to help both humanize Korean education through confucius' moral philosophy and practical philosophy, and recongnize that education in this country should be based on philosopy
2.The intention of confucius' education
Firstly, spooking abstractly, the aim of schooling, said confucius, was to morality.
Perfect virtue and master ship are the central principle as well as an ultimate aim of education.
Secondly, spooking concretely, a purpose of teaching was to bring up a man of goodwill.
A man of goodwill is a typical model of human being whom we consider the subject of education.
For that reason, Confucius laid stress on education of one's whole personality.
3.Confucius' method of education
Confucius' method of education was very diverse.
(1) Reformatory instruction by personality
Confucius always attacked great importance to moral education. According to him, a teach who had admirable personality and dignity inspired his disciple by means of practicing morality. He also took a serious view of consistency of speech and action. His education was not a abstract ethics but a practical philosophy.
(2) Introspection enlightment.
Confucius held individuality and self-exarlination in esteem, and escaped cramming, education and one which is centering around a teacher.
(3) self-denial and self-examination
In social life, a selfish desire often come into being. It is perfect virtue that overcomes the selfish is desire and goes hack to decorum
Self-denial is an ability to suppress a selfish desire and self-examination is examining oneself after a sense of self-interest comes into being.
(4) Thought is labour lost ; thought without learning is perilous. We should practice an education accompanied learning and thinking.
(5) Endeavour
Confucius said one should study gradually in order. And be asked everybody to improve his ability. One's position is settled by one's ability, not by a more accident
(6) Individuality adoptation.
Confucius practiced an education which adapted individuality and was appropriate to one's talent.
(7) The importance of surroundings
Confucius stressed the fact that environment influenced one's learning and one's associates was a very import element in pursuing his study.
4.Conclusion
It seems unrealistic, unvaluable and backneyed to say about confucius, its influence in education and so on. But, we must recognize that there are boundless educational principle in confucius' thought and his thought is filled will educational philosophy which has no second. Now that the wourld trys to humanize education. Reexamining help establish Korean educational philosophy.