Principles of Education from the View Point of Imam Ali (pbuh) Principle of Pragmatism
In religious culture, action has never been
opposed to science, but on the contrary, the
more the science expands, the greater the
expectation that practice will expand. On the
other hand, any development of practice in
accordance with the requirements of religious
consciousness will lead to some kind of
knowledge, insight and knowledge, and vice
versa, any shortcoming in practice will lead to
deepening ignorance and neglect (Rom, 10).
Therefore, science and action in a reciprocal
relationship will enhance and expand their field,
and therefore, the relationship between the two
is a reciprocal one. On the other hand, when we
look at the Quran and the narrations, we find
that there is a clear conflict between action and
desire as two poles. This conflict illustrates the
confrontation between reality and illusion as
well as truth and falsehood, meaning that if one
has a pragmatic approach he will never entertain
himself with empty promises and long-held
fantasies (Sermon, 196).
From Imams point of view, the wish is a
phenomenon that underlies some form of
ignorance of the existential realities and neglect
of the limitations of man. Therefore, the wish is
to pest thought and to ignore the realities that
human beings face.
Desire means ignoring the limitations of being
and neglecting the reality of the world and
letting go of it and forgetting the Hereafter.
(Wisdom, 334) So desire leads to deceiving man
and immersing him in ignorance and ignorance.
What saves man from this wandering valley is
the effort to act. Pragmatism means attentiveness to the human condition, its limitations and its
relation to the world and the hereafter.
Pragmatism requires a kind of ontological
responsibility in the individual that avoids any
imagination and enjoys imaginative pleasures.
So, wishful thinking is a spirit that is divided by
some kind of secularism and, on the contrary,
pragmatism is a distinctive characteristic of the
hereafter and the ultimate thinker. The principle
of pragmatism and desirability in religious
education is about the realism of the realm of
life and the avoidance of fantasy. The emphasis
on action and its continuity naturally avoids
ambition and fantasy. Realizing the spirit of
realism is the guarantee of achieving excellence
in education and salvation in guidance.
