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

2.  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

3. 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

4. St Thomas Aquinas Aristotle 1225 - 1274 Roccasecca, Italy Dominican Summa Theogiae Philosophy of Education Philosophy of Thomism Studia Generale “The soul is known by its acts”

5. Francis Bacon 4 Idols Scientific Method 1561 - 1626 Novum Organum Cambridge Aristotle Misconceptions “Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Knowledge itself is power.”

6. John Locke 1632 - 1704 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. “

7. Bertrand Russell Alfred North Whitehead 1872 - 19701861 - 1947 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.”

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