ROUSSEAU AND HELVETIUS ON THE PROBLEM OF EDUCATION

• Authors: Roussel J.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Although relationships between Rousseau and Hélvetius were full of respect, their concepts of education were so different that they resulted in a conflict. They both pursue to cognition of a man throwing away all forms of apriorism; they underline the influence of outer factors on creation of a human being and the role of senses in the cognitive process. Yet, sensualist tendencies are stronger in Hélvetius'. The 'pursuit of perfection' is what differs a man from animals, according to Rousseau. A human being is not only physical, the spiritual element is crucial. Thus the conflict becomes one of the representations of the discourse of freedom, which was essential for the époque.

Keywords

EN

APRIORISM; HELVETIUS; ROUSSEAU

Discipline

• EDUCATION: EDUCATION

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Przegląd Humanistyczny
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 49
• Issue: 3(390)
• Pages: 29-38
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Roussel J.

• J. Roussel, address not given, contact the journal's editor

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

05PLAAAA0033815