2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A reevaluation of 'autonomy' and 'enlightenment' in post-modern society: educational theory and Freud's social thought
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23730769
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Educaion
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| Research Institution | Nihon University |
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Principal Investigator |
GESHI Akira 日本大学, 文理学部, 准教授 (00401787)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 教育哲学 / 教育思想史 / ポストモダン / フロイト |
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| Research Abstract |
This research examined the aims of the education in post-modern society from the following viewpoint.
(1) an examination of the social theories of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalytical studies; autonomy, enlightenment, and "amae" (psychological dependence) (2) an examination of the influence of the post-modernism in educational studies in Japan (3) a reevaluation of autonomy and enlightenment as the aim of school education and the teacher training
Although modern ideas of enlightenment and autonomy were criticized by the post-modern thoughts, they will continue to be extremely important role for education.
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