Filozofska istraživanja, Vol. 44 No. 3, 2024.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.21464/fi44301
Kant and Philanthropinum. Kant’s Support for Innovative Educational Practices
Ivana Zagorac
orcid.org/0000-0003-4487-2102
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet, Ivana Lučića 3, HR–10000 Zagreb
Sažetak
“Not a slow reform, but a quick revolution”, wrote Immanuel Kant enthusiastically in 1777 in his plea for change in education. To initiate this change, all that is needed is one school based on philanthropic (German: Menschenfreunde) principles. This school would not only educate children, but also train new teachers in accordance with progressive educational ideas. Kant’s plea is not merely a distant wish for future changes; a new school called Philanthropinum had recently been established in Dessau on the initiative of Johann Bernhard Basedow, and Kant became its unofficial promoter. He appealed in newspapers for public support of the school, facilitated the enrolment of his friends’ children in Philanthropinum, and wrote recommendations for teaching posts for his former students. In his initial lectures on pedagogy, he used Basedow’s textbook, and in his other writings, lectures, and private letters, he emphasized the importance of this small school. What was it about the organisation of this school and Basedow’s pedagogical ideas that so excited the respected but proverbially reserved philosopher? This paper discusses various aspects of Kant’s involvement and his views on innovative educational practices.
Ključne riječi
Immanuel Kant; Johann Bernhardt Basedow; Jean-Jacques Rousseau; negative education; Philanthropinum; lectures on anthropology; Über Pädagogik
Hrčak ID:
328746
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Datum izdavanja:
5.12.2024.
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