On Yan Yuan's Philosophy Of Education

Yan Yuan is a eximious philosopher and educationalist at the beginning of Qing dynasty,who also is the initiator of the Yanli-school and a weather-beaten Ming loyalists.Here we surround with the development of philosophy of Yan Yuan,tracing the impact of philosophy of education such as:The attention of the national economy and the people's livelihood,and the attitude of not service the new dynasty.Witnessed the Ming losed and the Qing started,the national shattered and the court destructed,which has made Yan Yuan meditate why Ming has been conquered.As well as other academicians,Yan Yuan thought that the coxcombical circumstances of learning has made Ming conquered,so he vigorously advertised a new education,that is action from the actual,and developed a philosophy system which is pragmatism.Based on this perception,and different from the old learning ways,he vigorously advocated Pragmatism and personaly to do that when he teached at Zhangnan Academy.The practicalness and groundbreaking of educational philosophy of Yan Yuan,not only has the far-reaching significance but also has a non-neglectable morden value.This thesis consists of five chapters to study Yan Yuan's educational philosophy,summarized as below:Chapter one:Introduction.A:Put the research topic into the question;B:Expound the reason and significance;C:Review the previous research from the sources,contents,practise and value of Yan Yuan's education pilosophy,and comprehensive analysis the research status of Yan Yuan's education philosophy;D:Explain the research ways and its innovations.Chapter two:The sources of formation of Yan Yuan's educational philosophy.Generally speaking,there are three reasons:A:It's time for the regime changed ,the states overturned and family destroyed,Yan Yuan had to living this new dynasty with a Ming loyalist,all these had made a profound impact on the formation;B:Under the influences of western learning and the traditional philosophy of pragmatism,Yan Yuan had be able to break the traditional defend and develop new ways.Meanwhile,he succeed to develop the traditional philosophy of pragmatism.C:Himself education experiences.Yan Yuan had take more than 47 years to educate,so we can say that his pragmatism educational philosophy is great.Chapter three:Main content of Yan Yuan's educational philosophy.Succeed to develop the traditional philosophy of pragmatism,and using the advantage of western learning,the main content can be compartmentalize as four:A:The bases of philosophy:The epistemology of Gewuxinjie and pay attention to practice.B:The teleology of education:pragmatism.Yan Yuan believed education is all for train men for profession,and so pragmatism is the prominent characteristic of his education philosophy.C:The methodology of education:Learn and act by way of practise,and also pay attention to leaning and studying.In order to train the professional,he vigorously advertised learning and action by way of practise,and also pay attention to leaning and studying.D:Train the men for professional:Make moral,intellectual and physical overall developed,which is mean when train the professional it should be make their moral,intellectual and physical to go hand in hand.Chapter four:Put Yan Yuan's educational philosophy into practise,such as teaching in Zhangnan academy.It's can be divided into three parts:A:The criticism of the traditional college's theoretical education.Study from the pragmatism,Yan Yuan has criticized that the traditional college only pay attention to the theory of the students,but not emphasize the practice.This is not good to the education.B:The educational reform of Zhangnan academy.The philosophy of pragmatic education which supported by Yan Yuan,was unique at that time,marking the rising up of the later educational reform.C:The unique feature of education of Zhangnan academy.Yan Yuan has emphasized that we should pay attention to the pragmatic,so in Zhangnan academy where Yan Yuan teached,filling with the bright practial feature.The Zhangnan academy,projected and constructed by Yan Yuan,which can be regarded as the prototype of the modern comprehensive university.Chapter five:Judge the value of Yan Yuan's educational philosophy.It can be divided into two parts:A:The historical values and defects of Yan Yuan's educational philosophy.Historical values:In teaching form,Yan Yuan create a unique system of parted education,and open up a precedent of training professional;In teaching content,Yan Yuan put scientific knowledge into teaching;In teaching methods,Yan Yuan has promoted to link theory with practice,made the theory and practice combined together.Defects:Paying too attention to the practice,which not only made the ignoring in studying theory from the book,but also has the rejection tendence;Emphasizing the paramountcy of skill knowlegde,which also ignore the inside value of the study;Paying highly attention to ancient,and comply to ancient unduly.B:The enlightenment of Yan Yuan's educational philosophy:Set up a correct view of training professional,and increase the investment of vocational and technical education;Insisting on linking theory with practice;In order to seek for truth,one should be brave,enterprising,dare to innovate and challenge.