Education is self-education

Journal of Philosophy of Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 529-538

  Gadamer, Hans Georg ^a  

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EID: 0040927809     PISSN: 03098249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9752.00243     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. See the introductory essay by Cleary and Hogan, 'The Reciprocal Character of Self-Education' in this issue.
2. There is no precise equivalent in the English language for the German word Bildung. To translate it with the English noun 'culture' is to confuse it with the German Kultur. Bildung is a concept with a rich history in German intellectual tradition, which Gadamer reviews at some length in the opening chapter of his major work Truth and Method. This review, which traces the development of the concept of Bildung through work of Herder, von Humboldt, Hegel and others, highlights the point that Bildung is a verbal noun that refers to practices of becoming cultured. That is, it refers to practices of human learning which become increasingly refined, nuanced and self-sustaining. (See the accompanying introductory essay 'The Reciprocal Character of Self-Education' by John Cleary and Pádraig Hogan.)