Answer to Question #307359 in Philosophy for Lungelo

Question

Discuss John Locke's view of impericism in education.

Answer 1

Education means shaping according to each individual’s temperament and skills, exercised without brutality, but in a rigorous and pragmatic manner. John Locke (1632-1704) is one of the most important thinkers of the world; some have even considered him as the most notable English philosopher: in any case, his book “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding” (1690)

is still arousing the interest of those concerned with the field of the philosophical reflection and especially the history of Western philosophy. Locke believed the purpose of education was to produce an individual with a sound mind in a sound body so as to better serve his country. Locke thought that the content of education ought to depend upon one’s station in life. The common man only required moral, social, and vocational knowledge.