Logical Simplicity: A Challenge to Philosophy and to Social Inquiry

Abstract This study is about heroism in the novel The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. There are three points of discussion under this title: giving protection, defending rights and gratitude. Defending rights is associated with heroic deeds. A hero is a random citizen that rises to an occasion and performs an action of superhero proportions. Gratitude implies thankfulness or an appreciation of benefits conferred together with a desire, when practicable, to return those benefits. Defending rights is tied to human rights which are universally applicable to one and all. These are the significant components of heroism. One of the relevant and outstanding modern theories of heroism applied here is proposed by Gibbon (2009) stating that hero is just an average man who fights to solve a common problem in today’s society. The study is conducted with Descriptive Qualitative Method proposed by Haughman (2009) in which he states that Qualitative research is a form of social inquiry that focuses on the way people interpret and make sense of their experiences and the world in which they live. Kipling leads children down the jungle path into adventures beyond their day to day imagining and along the way he shows the value of ‘doing for yourself', of 'learning who to trust'. The result shows that heroism is highlighted through the major characters and the conclusive points are some of the significant characters such as Mowgli, Father Wolf, Mother Wolf, Hathi, and Bagheera have done heroic deeds. Their heroism is presented in the forms of giving protection, defending rights and gratitude. Keywords: heroism, human rights, gratitude

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Active and Accountable Social Inquiry: Implications and Examples

Participatory Educational Research ◽

10.17275/per.14.07.1.2 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 13-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Norma RA Romm ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Inquiry

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PENGEMBANGAN MODEL INKUIRI SOSIAL DALAM PEMBELAJARAN ALQURAN-HADIS: PENELITIAN PENGEMBANGAN DI MADRASAH TSANAWIYAH (Development of Social Inquiry Model In Learning of The Quran-Hadith: Development Research In Madrasah Tsanawiyah)

Jurnal Ilmiah Didaktika ◽

10.22373/jid.v22i1.9305 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 103

Author(s):

Rahmiati Rahmiati ◽

Muhamad Rezi ◽

Muhammad Zubir

Keyword(s):

Problem Solving ◽

Social Care ◽

Development Research ◽

Problem Solving Skills ◽

National Education ◽

Is Research ◽

Social Inquiry ◽

The Social ◽

Preliminary Study ◽

Study Development

Learning the Quran and Hadith is one of the subjects given at Madrasah Tsanawiyah. Ideally, this learning effectively achieves the goals of National education, especially those related to understanding the main points of Islamic teachings and the proper way of practicing them in everyday life. Preliminary studies indicate that learning the Quran and Hadith is still not able to achieve the goals or ideals outlined by the curriculum. The Quran and Hadith material still dominantly emphasizes memorization/knowledge and is still far from solving problems (problem-solving skills). This study aims to develop learning the Quran and Hadith to instill the values of social care and become learning that challenges students' intellect and curiosity. The method used in this research is Research and Development, which steps in the form of a Preliminary Study, Development, and Product Testing. The development of the Social Inquiry model in learning the Quran and Hadith is significantly proven to be able to the teacher's social inquiry stating that in implementing learning, developing student creativity increases in learning. It can be interpreted that learning the Quran and Hadith based on social inquiry is practical to be implemented.

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