EDUC 200: Advanced Philosophy of Education

First Module, First Semester, School Year 2023 - 2024

Name: JUNAHVI B. BULAWAN ____________________ Date: 2/29/2024 ____

_ Existentialism and Phenomenology _________

Name of Educational Philosophy

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Existentialism is a philosophical movement that emphasizes personal
Definition / existence, freedom, and choice as well as the subjective experience
Background of the individual in the world. It developed in the 19th and 20th
centuries in response to changes in society and thought brought about
by industrialization, urbanization, and the decline of traditional faiths.
Prominent figures such as Søren Kierkegaard, Jean-Paul Sartre, and
Friedrich Nietzsche helped shape existentialism.

Phenomenology the study of the development of human

consciousness and self-awareness as a preface to or a part of
philosophy. A philosophical movement that describes the formal
structure of the objects of awareness and of awareness itself in
abstraction from any claims concerning existence.
2 Students can investigate their unique identities and make choices
Educational based on their own beliefs and values when existentialism is
Implication incorporated into the classroom.
It motivates educators to create a learning environment that
encourages reflection and self-awareness in order to help students
understand who they are and their purpose in life. Existentialism in
education not only highlights the importance of accountability and
responsibility, but it also pushes students to take ownership of their
decisions and deeds.

Phenomenological research helps us understand what it is like to

experience a specific situation or life event. By describing the stories
of people who actually lived through a particular experience and their
perceptions of it, your research can cut to the heart of what it was truly
like.
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Practical Existentialism can be applied to ethics by emphasizing individual
Application responsibility and the value of each person's choices and actions. It
gives people the confidence to take ownership of their acts and
consider the potential effects of their choices on other people as well
as on themselves. Existentialism can be applied in literature and other
artistic mediums because it tackles questions of uniqueness,
authenticity, and the human experience. It encourages authors and
artists to challenge prevailing societal mores and convey their own
opinions.

Phenomenology has been employed in literature (famously in the

work of Sartre), as well as used to describe aesthetic experience,
analyse social relations and focus on aspects of human existence,
such as embodiment and sexuality (Merleau-Ponty 1962).
4 I see my job as a teacher as that of a mentor and facilitator who
assists students in thinking through these existential questions. I make
Personal an effort to provide space for reflection, dialogue, and the analysis of
Reflection many viewpoints. I want to give them the resources they need to find
their own voice and purpose in the world by doing this. I am also
reminded by existentialism of how important it is to tolerate ambiguity
and uncertainty in the learning process. Life is basically unpredictable,
and this is something that education should account for. Rather than
providing students with rigid frameworks or easy solutions, my aim is
to support them in becoming capable of accepting ambiguity,
embracing complexity, and navigating the inevitable uncertainties they
will encounter.
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