Darulfunun Ilahiyat, cilt.32, sa.2, ss.503, 2021 (Scopus)
© 2021 Darulfunun Ilahiyat. All rights reserved.This study aims to conduct a metaphysical examination of the significance of humans in education within the ontic and epistemic contexts. It focuses on the question of What is human being?, which has been discussed extensively from various dimensions. Furthermore, the study analyzes the subject in terms of the concept of mathesis. In addition to the rational and technical dimensions of education and interpersonal relations, this study introduces the ontic and epistemic dimensions of the subjects and, thus, bring forward a metaphysical view. The main objective is to draw attention to the meaning of the relationship between humans and education by focusing on the Aristotelian metaphysics of being qua being and taking the human being as the center and the most important representative of existence. This study begins by discussing Aristotle's idea that man is an object and a subject of education before discussing his idea of man's relationship with metaphysics vis-à-vis education. Lastly, this study considers the aspect of religious education and explains the attachment of man to religion.