SEMINAR IN PHILOSOPHY OF PHILIPPINES EDUCATION

NORMAN L. SANTOSFloridablanca National Agricultural School

Floridablanca, Pampanga

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY

DEFINITION: PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE

The study and understanding of natural phenomena.

It is concerned with empirical dataIt is systematic in natureScience bases its explanation on the results

of experiments, objective evidence, and observable facts.

DEFINITION: SCIENCE

Science came from the Latin word “scientia,” meaning “knowledge.”

Branches of science can be classified under various headings: pure and applied sciences, physical and life sciences, Earth and space sciences. Also included in these classifications are exact and descriptive science.

DEFINITION: PHILOSOPHY Science’s “predecessor,” It uses reason to explore issues in many areas. Philosophy tries to study and understand the

fundamental nature of two things: the existence of man and the relationship between the man and existence.

It also has branches: metaphysics, logic, politics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, and specific philosophy in the fields like the philosophy of language, history, the mind, religion, and others.

DEFINITION: PHILOSOPHY Philosophy comes from the two Greek words philia

which means “love” and sophia which translates “wisdom.” Therefore, philosophy is literally the “love of wisdom”

Philosophy is based on reason. Philosophy entertains both subjective and

objective type of questions Philosophy is mostly involved with thinking

and to create knowledge.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE

1. Philosophy and science are two studies and domains. Philosophy came first and became the basis for science, formerly known as natural philosophy. 2. Science is concerned with the natural phenomena while philosophy attempts to understand the nature of man, existence and the relationship that exists between the two concepts.3. Science came from a Latin word (scientia), meanwhile, philosophy traces back to a Greek word (philosophia).

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE

4. Science is used for instances that require empirical validation while philosophy is used for situations where measurements and observations cannot be applied. Science also takes answers and proves them as objective right or wrong.

5. Subjective and objective questions are involved in philosophy while only some of objective questions can be related in science. Philosophy also involves generating questions aside from finding answers. Meanwhile, while science is only involved in the latter activity.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE

6.Philosophy creates knowledge by thinking. On the other hand, science does the same thing by observing.

7.Science is also a defined study, in contrast to philosophy which can be applied to many and extensive areas of discipline.8. Science is logic-based and philosophy is all thought-based.

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE

1. Both studies have many branches or fields of study and makes use reasoning, questioning and analysis. The main difference is how they work and treat knowledge.2. Both try to explain situations and find answers. Philosophy does this by using logical argumentation while science uses empirical data. Philosophy’s explanations are grounded in arguments of principles while science tries to explain from experiment results, observable facts and objective evidence.

AIMS OF EDUCATION ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION

Section 1. The State shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.Section 2. The State shall:(1) Establish, maintain, and support a complete, adequate, and integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society;

AIMS OF EDUCATION ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION

(2) Establish and maintain a system of free public education in the elementary and high school levels. Without limiting the natural right of parents to rear their children, elementary education is compulsory for all children of school age;(3) Establish and maintain a system of scholarship grants, student loan programs, subsidies, and other incentives which shall be available to deserving students in both public and private schools, especially to the underprivileged;

AIMS OF EDUCATION ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION

(4) Encourage non-formal, informal, and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs; and(5) Provide adult citizens, the disabled, and out-of-school youth with training in civics, vocational efficiency, and other skills.

GOALS OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1. To achieve and maintain an accelerating rate of economic development and social progress;2. To ensure the maximum participation of all the people in the attainment and enjoyment of the benefits of such growth; and3. To achieve and strengthen national unity and consciousness and preserve, develop and promote desirable cultural, moral and spiritual values in a changing world.

AIMS OF THE PHILIPPINES EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

1. Provide for a broad general education that will assist each individuals in the peculiar ecology of his own society, to (a) attain his potentials as a human being; (b) enhance the range and quality of individual and group participation in the basic functions of society; and (c) acquire the essential educational foundation of his development into a productive and versatile citizen; 

AIMS OF THE PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

2. Train the nation's manpower in the middle-level skills for national development;3. Develop the profession that will provide leadership for the nation in the advancement of knowledge for improving the quality of human life; and4. Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions of the nation through a system of educational planning and evaluation.

AIMS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

1. To provide the knowledge and develop the skills, attitudes, and values essential to personal development and necessary for living in and contributing to a developing and changing social milieu; 2. To provide learning experiences which increase the child's awareness of and responsiveness to the changes in and just demands of society and to prepare him for constructive and effective involvement; 

AIMS OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

3. To promote and intensify the child's knowledge of, identification with, and love for the nation and the people to which he belongs; and4. To promote work experiences which develop the child's orientation to the world of work and creativity and prepare himself to engage in honest and gainful work.

AIMS OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

1. To continue to promote the objectives of elementary education; and2. To discover and enhance the different aptitudes and interests of the students so as to equip him with skills for productive endeavor and/or prepare him for tertiary schooling. 

AIMS OF TERTIARY EDUCATION

1. To provide a general education program that will promote national identity, cultural consciousness, moral integrity and spiritual vigor;2. To train the nation's manpower in the skills required for national development;

AIMS OF TERTIARY EDUCATION

3. To develop the professions that will provide leadership for the nation; and4. To advance knowledge through research work and apply new knowledge for improving the quality of human life and responding effectively to changing societal needs and conditions.

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