ARISTOTELIAN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD
1 Institute of Education (Ekhewuan Campus) University of Benin, Benin City Nigeria
2 Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City Nigeria
* Corresponding author: osarobuisanbor@gmail.com
2 Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City Nigeria
* Corresponding author: osarobuisanbor@gmail.com
Abstract
The paper analysed the societal values of Aristotelian
philosophy of education for the development of the
Nigerian child. It recognized that Aristotle, through his
understanding of the works of Socrates and Plato, believed
that the aim of education consists of an effort towards
dispelling error and a process towards discovering truth that
is innate in the human soul, indispensably linked with the
values of the body in the quest of happiness and tranquility,
rather than the pursuit of mere pleasure. The paper
explicated the values of the contents of education that are
dependent on the power or the exercise of the mind in
attaining knowledge. Most of what formed Aristotle's
thought today was emphatically influenced by the Socratic
idealism and Plato dialectics in understanding of the human
person and the world. In his Politics, it is arguably put that
that the state is a plurality that should be made into a
community by education, where Aristotle insisted that
states should be responsible for educating their citizens.
Hence, the paper recognized the consciousness for the
formation of the Nigerian Child, especially, in laying values
of his/herself and then, to his or her societies. Adopting the
expository method of analysis, the paper concluded that to
achieve the courses of development which are dependent on
the values of human person, the contents of education
should be directed to educate an average Nigerian child as a
sound mind in a very sound body, by the provision of
human-friendly, conducive and peaceful environment that
are adequate enough for schooling, in order to maximize his
or her creative and innovative skills in love, trust and truth.
Keywords
Development
Human Person
Nigerian Child
Philosophy of Education
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How to Cite
ISANBOR, P. O., & OSAWARU, A. E. (2024). ARISTOTELIAN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD. Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, 15(1), 118-124. https://doi.org/10.67862/hjjgs.2024.ibo98iig
P. O. ISANBOR, and A. E. OSAWARU, "ARISTOTELIAN PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGERIAN CHILD," Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 118-124, January 2024. doi: 10.67862/hjjgs.2024.ibo98iig
