A Study of Educational Significance of Solitude in the case of Rousseau, as compared with Petrarch's Humanism Philosophy

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26381006
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Iwate University
• Principal Investigator: MUROI Reiko 岩手大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (40552857)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ルソー / 孤独 / 霊的な訓練 / 自己実践 / ペトラルカ / 教育思想史 / P. アド

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I examined educational significance of solitude in the case of Rousseau as compared with Petrarch's humanism philosophy, from the perspective of ≪exercise of solitude≫ as one of ≪spiritual exercises≫. As a result, I found that 1) Rousseau constructed his thought and philosophy through self-education, an important part of which was ≪exercise of solitude≫, and 2) self-education as such would be crucial element of his thought on education. I further concluded that this point would become clear by reexamining Rousseau's autobiographic works as main-text ― not as sub-text as in preceding studies ― of education and pedagogy.

Free Research Field

社会科学