This article examines the basic nature of Confucius' concept of education. It demonstrates that education, essentially, is the cultivation of the true human nature and is orientated towards the training of the social life of the community. His main concern was to find and increase morality through ...
This article examines the basic nature of Confucius' concept of education. It demonstrates that education, essentially, is the cultivation of the true human nature and is orientated towards the training of the social life of the community. His main concern was to find and increase morality through education and thereby to restore the broken human relationships and corrupted social order of the time. This thesis discusses the following themes: the goal of education, the potential and importance of education, the contents of education and the method of education. Firstly, Confucius places the aim of education in the restoration of the true human nature, This is closely related to the chaotic social situation of his day, which was characterized by a loss of respect for human dignity. Secondly, because education enables one to restore his human nature, Confucius believes in the potential of education which leads to the emphasis on the positive role of education. This is supported by the following two facts. The first is, that for him education seeks to play an . important tole in reconstructing the contemporary society. The second is that his passion for learning is interrelated with his faithfulness in teaching others. Thirdly, the fundamental content of education is Jen(ren). For Confucius, true humanity is about moral nature. This morality is centered on ]en(ren), the totality of moral virtues. This leads to the holistic education. Finally, the ideal method of education is about life and is centered on the learner. For Confucius, education is primarily concerned with living out true humanity in real life. This implies the following: First, the personality of the student is to be considered. Second, education is given in a negative way in that a teacher helps and motivates a student to be involved in activities which are based on human nature. Third, education is to be focused on challenging a student to be conscious of his existence, thus leading to his voluntary involvement in practicing true humanity in the realms of life.
This article examines the basic nature of Confucius' concept of education. It demonstrates that education, essentially, is the cultivation of the true human nature and is orientated towards the training of the social life of the community. His main concern was to find and increase morality through education and thereby to restore the broken human relationships and corrupted social order of the time. This thesis discusses the following themes: the goal of education, the potential and importance of education, the contents of education and the method of education. Firstly, Confucius places the aim of education in the restoration of the true human nature, This is closely related to the chaotic social situation of his day, which was characterized by a loss of respect for human dignity. Secondly, because education enables one to restore his human nature, Confucius believes in the potential of education which leads to the emphasis on the positive role of education. This is supported by the following two facts. The first is, that for him education seeks to play an . important tole in reconstructing the contemporary society. The second is that his passion for learning is interrelated with his faithfulness in teaching others. Thirdly, the fundamental content of education is Jen(ren). For Confucius, true humanity is about moral nature. This morality is centered on ]en(ren), the totality of moral virtues. This leads to the holistic education. Finally, the ideal method of education is about life and is centered on the learner. For Confucius, education is primarily concerned with living out true humanity in real life. This implies the following: First, the personality of the student is to be considered. Second, education is given in a negative way in that a teacher helps and motivates a student to be involved in activities which are based on human nature. Third, education is to be focused on challenging a student to be conscious of his existence, thus leading to his voluntary involvement in practicing true humanity in the realms of life.
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