‘Total Transformation’: Why Kant Did Not Give up on Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2016
Publication Title
Kantian Review
Abstract
In this essay I argue that Kant remained committed to the necessity and fundamental importance of education throughout his career. Like Johann Bernhard Basedow (1724–90), Kant holds that a ‘total transformation’ of schools is necessary, and he holds this view not only in the 1770s but in his later years as well. In building my case I try to refute two recent opposing interpretations – Reinhard Brandt’s position that Kant’s early ‘education enthusiasm’ was later replaced by a politics enthusiasm, and Manfred Kuehn’s view that the increasing importance of autonomy in Kant’s mature ethics leads him to de-emphasize education.
Recommended Citation
Louden, Robert B. PhD, "‘Total Transformation’: Why Kant Did Not Give up on Education" (2016). Faculty Publications. 98.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/philosophy-faculty/98
