Review article
https://doi.org/10.34075/cs.56.2.8
Erasmus’ Christian philosophy of education as a grounded education for the sovereign
Petar Jakopec
orcid.org/0000-0003-0353-2806
; Second Gymnasium and School of Electrical Engineering, Varaždin, Croatia
Abstract
In the article, the author problematizes and establishes the ultimate meaning of Erasmus’ The Education of a Christian Prince, which Erasmus prepared as a manual on Christian education for the then young King Charles V of Habsburg. The article is divided into three parts or three chapters and a total of seven smaller chapters; five smaller chapters refer to the second unit, and two smaller chapters to the third unit. In short, the first part talks about the final ideal of Erasmus Christian sovereign, the second part talks about Erasmus Christian philosophy of education, and finally the third part talks about the necessary habitus of a Christian sovereign. By thoroughly elaborating Erasmus Education of a Christian Prince, on the basis of concrete and verified and argued reasons, the author finds in the article that Erasmus’ reflection on education as a Christian philosophy of education, definitely focused on educating sovereigns in the Christian ethics of love and virtue, aimed at governing the common good of the political community.
Keywords
philosophy of education; Erasmus of Rotterdam; Education of a Christian Prince; sovereign; virtue
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258361
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Publication date:
21.6.2021.
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