Realism Classical Traditional Aristotle Religious St. Thomas Aquinas Francis Bacon John Locke Bertrand Russell Alfred North Whitehead Modern Contemporary

 Concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary  A doctrine that universals exist outside the mind specifically: the concept that an abstract term names an independent and unitary reality.  The concept that objects sense perception or cognition exist independently of the mind Realism

Aristotle Alexander The GreatLyceum Stagira 384 B.C. – 322 B.C. 4 Causes The Golden Mean Syllogism Plato Art & Drama Happiness “All men naturally desire knowledge.” Writer

St Thomas Aquinas Aristotle Roccasecca, Italy Dominican Summa Theogiae Philosophy of Education Philosophy of Thomism Studia Generale “The soul is known by its acts”

Francis Bacon 4 Idols Scientific Method Novum Organum Cambridge Aristotle Misconceptions “Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Knowledge itself is power.”

John Locke Idea tabula rasa Doctor An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Experiences “A sound mind in a sound body, is a short but full description of a happy state in this world. “

Bertrand Russell Alfred North Whitehead Mathematics Logic Principia Mathematica Occasions “Many people would sooner die than think. In fact they do.” “The defense of morals is the battle-cry which best rallies stupidity against change.”

Realism in Education Hierarchy Varied learning styles Text-Based Learning Science Mathematics Structure and Discipline Methods of Measurement Systematic