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Perennial philosophy postulates the existence of a spirit or concept world alongside the day-to-day world, and interactions between these worlds during dreaming and ritual, or on special days or at special places.
The Perennial Philosophy is a comparative study of mysticism by the British writer and novelist Aldous Huxley. Its title derives from the theological tradition of perennial philosophy.
Educational Perennialism guides us to value wisdom from the past, helping us understand timeless ideas and how to be compassionate, wise decision-makers. It underlines the importance of learning big concepts that have stood the test of time and remains a central topic in debates on the best educational approaches.
Perennialism prioritizes enduring knowledge found in classic literature, philosophy, and science, arguing that these subjects contain universal truths essential for intellectual growth. This focus on timeless ideas fosters critical thinking and moral reasoning among students.
Educational perennialism is a normative educational philosophy. Perennialists believe that the priority of education should be to teach principles that have persisted for centuries, not facts. Since people are human, one should teach first about humans, rather than machines or techniques, and about liberal, rather than vocational, topics.
9 lip 2020 · “Philosophia perennis” (Perennial philosophy) is a popular philosophical phrase and has its origin in Agostino Steuco’s De perenni philosophia (1540). In his important essay titled Perennial Philosophy: From Agostino Steuco to Leibniz (1966),...
In educational circles, and no doubt in other circles too, the revival of ancient systems in modern form went under the name of perennialism, and that very largely because the progressivist rivals of the perennialists sought to characterize its changelessness as Philosophia Perennis.
