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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
Educational Thought and Moral Philosophy of Artist S. M. Sultan
Md. Sayeedul Islam Khan
(BRAC Institute of Languages, BRAC University, Bangladesh)
Abstract: S M Sultan, an artist, is well known for considering rural Bangladesh as the focal point of his paintings. Almost all of his foremost work depicts the land and the farmers. However, beside paintings his moral philosophy is also highly influential and that is found in his educational thought. This study aims to explore the moral philosophy of SM Sultan. His moral thought works with three main themes: molding children’s character, forming a harmonious society and making a peaceful country. Sultan emphasized his educational principles without considering metaphysical and epistemological theories. Finally, this article claims that teaching art at childhood can be taken as a weapon to build up ethically driven individual.
Key words: art, human character, empathy, harmonious society
