Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education happens in a complex institutional framework, like public schools. Non-formal education
Young children in a kindergarten in Japan
Primary school classroom in Ethiopia
A high-school senior (twelfth grade) classroom in the United States
Students in a laboratory in the Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University in Russia
Philosophy is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, knowledge, mind, reason, language, and value. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflect
The statue The Thinker by Auguste Rodin is a symbol of philosophical thought.
Aristotle was a major figure in ancient philosophy and developed a comprehensive system of thought including metaphysics, logic, ethics, politics, and natural science.
Portrait of Avicenna, one of the most influential philosophers of the Islamic Golden Age
The teachings of Confucius on ethics and society shaped subsequent Chinese philosophy.