A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON VIEW POINTS OF IMAM ALI AND CONFUCIUS ON EDUCATION

Generally speaking the matter of education has been proposed during long history of human beings. As a matter of fact, Confucius as a great Chinese thinker and Imam Ali as a great Muslim Imam have paid to philosophy, values and ends of education. It would be interesting to discuss similarities and differences of these both distinguish thinkers in regard to Education. One might be wondered as he come to know that both of them emphasis on necessity and need of education for people. Although the end of education might differ among between them. Development and evolution of man’s capacities and faculties, realizing justice, paying attention to morals and everlasting values, training men through proper methods and leading men towards good deeds are among their similarities.

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