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Problémy s humanitou v kultúrnom milieu súčasných spoločností
Problems with Humanity in the Cultural Milieu of Contemporary Societies

Author(s): Martin Šarkan
Subject(s): Social Philosophy, Sociology of Education, Philosophy of Education
Published by: Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity
Keywords: Humanitas; studia humanitatis; humanism; educational paradigms; antiquity; renaissance; epideixis;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to identify the key characteristics of the concept of studia humanitatis and ultimately humanity as an essential sociogenic factor and its relevance for contemporary education. The notion of the humanities tradition is discredited as an anachronism in the current vocationally oriented paradigm of education. Moreover, the current notion of the humanities tradition or humanism is conceptually confused, which is a source of tension in contemporary discourse on humanities education. This study aims to identify the ideological core of the humanities tradition through an analysis of the ancient and renaissance concept of studia humanitatis, which asserted itself in the educational paradigm during the period of Renaissance humanism and in later receptions of European culture.

  • Issue Year: 12/2021
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 27-46
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Slovak