Local Wisdom Character Education Based on the Life Philosophy of R.M.P. Sosrokartono Edris Zamroni 1 , Ristiyani 2 , Himmatul Ulya 3 , Erik Aditia Ismaya 4 , M. Noor Ahsin 5 UniversitasMuria Kudus, Kudus, Indonesia 1,2,3,4,5 {edris.zamroni@umk.ac.id 1 } Abstract. This article aims to explore the noble teachings of RMP Sosrokartono that are relevant to be integrated with the character education program run by the government. The method used is Gandamedian hermeneutics by examining ancient manuscripts belonging to R.M.P.Sosrokartono and artifacts that can still be traced so that the important points of authentic teachings of R.M.P.Sosrokartono in living his life are found. After that, the teachings that are relevant to the character education program are formulated. The results revealed five main teachings that are highly relevant to the main characters of character education that includes concern socially, religious, peace-loving, friendly, communicative, hardworking, independent, and tolerant. Keywords: RMP Sosrokartono, Character Education, Teachings 1. Introduction Government policy in the development of Indonesian education leads to reaffirming the characters and identity of the nation to become a strong nation by maintaining local wisdom while keeping up with the current development. Local wisdom character education will encourage students to carry out conservation to the cultures that possess noble values as the national property[1]. Character education is the answer to the globalization of information that brings a flow of information which currently tends to erode the original characters of the Indonesian people who are polite, friendly, responsible and noble [2]. Character education is considered a serious problem that must be carried out rather than a discourse. The importance of character education is due to important views which consider character education to be very closely related to psychological products in the form of expressions of love and affection, self-discipline and personality integrity[3]. Eventually, there is a growing awareness to maintain the educational values which include ethics, prosocial behaviors and the need to strengthen the focus of achieving academic success [4]. Indonesian local wisdom character education is one of the answers to the challenges of the disruption of noble cultural values that are currently experienced by this nation. Local wisdom character education can be developed through the internalization of cultural values derived from cultural products, social norms, central figures the teachings and exemplars of who are respected, and other customs and noble values that are believed to be true by the society [5]. There is a need to do an in-depth study to find values comprehensively to be integrated into the education system until the learning process in the classroom. In the US, the issue of character education has become a hot issue debated mainly with regard to who is WESTECH 2018, December 08, Medan, Indonesia Copyright © 2019 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.8-12-2018.2283952