Goethe’s idea of the Pedagogical Province as an expression of a modern way of thinking about the education of the individual and society

Journal Title: Studia z Teorii Wychowania - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 4

Abstract

The aim of this article is an attempt to reconstruct the genesis and the essence of the ideal of education (Bildung) which determines the form of literary image of the Pedagogical Province enclosed in novel entitled Wilhelm Meister Wanderjahre, and then to extract the premises and indications that decides of modern character of Goethe’s view on education. In connection with that the first part of my paper is focused as well on the meaning of the term Bildung in Wilhelm Meister as on the main assumptions of the Goethe’s ideal of education. In the second part of this work I try to examine the structure and principles of Pedagogical Province considered as an utopian educational institution in Wilhelm Meister Wanderjahre. The conclusion was dedicated to the interpretation of main features of Goethe’s ideal Bildung treating them simultaneously as the characteristic features of the modern way of thinking on education. <br/><br/>

Authors and Affiliations

Malwina Rolka

Keywords

Related Articles

Pożegnanie Profesora Kazimierza Denka (1932-2016)

Pożegnanie Profesora Kazimierza Denka (1932-2016)

Approval and rejection of history textbooks and curricula and the political agenda in the State of Israel

What can we learn from the rejection of textbooks? The repercussions would indicate that history textbooks are an important medium – agents of socialization – in creating a national memory and defining a collective ident...

Człowieczeństwo jako (nie)zbędna kategoria refleksji pedagogicznej? O ponowoczesnym kryzysie teorii wychowania w obliczu wyzwania trans- i posthumanizmu

In the present article I will try to show the reasons for the emerging crisis of pedagogical theory in postmodernity and propose a way of overcoming it. I will argue that the main reason of this postmodern crisis results...

Download PDF file
  • EP ID EP559936
  • DOI -
  • Views 35
  • Downloads 0

How To Cite

Malwina Rolka (2018). Goethe’s idea of the Pedagogical Province as an expression of a modern way of thinking about the education of the individual and society. Studia z Teorii Wychowania, 0(4), -. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-559936