Philosophy and Education
Philosophyandeducationhaveafirmrelation.Fichteaffirmsthisrela-
tionintheessayshewrotetotheGerman.Hesaid,“Withoutthebenefit
ofphilosophy,educationcannotattainastateofperfectclarity.Thereis
aninterrelationbetweenthetwoanyofwhichwillbeimperfectandinef-
fectualwithouttheother.”JohnDeweyexceedsthispoint.Hesays,“The
classicalphilosophywouldnot havebeenexistentwithoutthepressure
oftheeducationalquestionsontheintellectualities.Theforemostnatur-
alistswereasinglechapterinthehistoryofscience.Theeducationalaf-
fairsobligedSophistsandtheiroppositesonphilosophizing.Theiredu-
cational wording led them to instigate the philosophic theories.”.
HobartSpencersays,“The accurateeducation canbepracticalthrough
the accurate philosophy only.”