Essence of Education: A Philosophical Examination Based on Western Educational Thoughts

The essence of education has been debated for decades. However, the arguments are inseparable from the concept that education is the social practice of consciously cultivating people. The nature of education is, to a certain extent, the nature of human; therefore, the evolution of Hominology thoughts is the basis for the evolution of educational thinking. When exploring the essence of education, we should dialectically grasp the dynamic evolution of the entire history, rather than fall into the static quagmire of one or more educational thoughts. The question is not whether the ultimate answer to the nature of education exists, but rather the question itself and its own process. From the essence of education, there is no absolute good or bad education. The key is to understand education in the arguments of thousands of years of different educational thoughts. Meanwhile, we should return to reality and integrate thinking, and make educational practices consistent with the philosophical thinking of the epoch.