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‘MAN IS NOTHING ELSE BUT WHAT HE MAKES OF HIMSELF SUCH IS THE FIRST PRINCIPLE OF EXISTENTIALISM.' - Jean-paul Sartre

Key Philosophers: Søren Kierkegaard, Jean Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir

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Existentialism

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‘To attain knowledge, add things everyday To attain wisdom, remove things every day’ - Lao Tzu

Key philosophers: William Bagley, E.D. Hirsh Jr.

Essentialism

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‘It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the minds of students with facts... it is to teach them to think.’ - Robert M. Hutchins

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perennialism

Key Philosophers: Robert Hutchins, Mortimer Adler

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"Be the change you wish to see in the world." ~Mahatma Gandhi

social reconstructionism

Key Philosophers: Paulo Freire, bell hooks

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‘Education is not preparation for life: education is life itself.' - John Dewey

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progressivism

Key Philosophers: John Dewey, Maria Montessori