Amos Bronson Alcott: A Case for Romantic Education

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Autor(a) principal: Costa,Jaime
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT As one of its ideologues, Amos Bronson Alcott constitutes one of the most relevant figures of Transcendentalism or American Romanticism. Confronted with the radical changes of the times he was living in, Alcott will come up with his most daring proposals in the realm of education. The objective of this article is to place Alcott’s reformation drive within its philosophical context and to reveal his singular position. Self-awareness, in perspective with nature, constitutes an unavoidable previous step to any educational intent. It is from here that the most useful learning takes place, that which allows for establishing a relationship between the material world and the spiritual world. Alcott identifies the general laws of thought, as series of Maxims, that must at all times guide the instructor. Due to the divine nature of human beings, education will, in the end, be concerned with self-education.
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title Amos Bronson Alcott: A Case for Romantic Education
spellingShingle Amos Bronson Alcott: A Case for Romantic Education
Costa,Jaime
Education
Reform
Transcendentalism.
title_short Amos Bronson Alcott: A Case for Romantic Education
title_full Amos Bronson Alcott: A Case for Romantic Education
title_fullStr Amos Bronson Alcott: A Case for Romantic Education
title_full_unstemmed Amos Bronson Alcott: A Case for Romantic Education
title_sort Amos Bronson Alcott: A Case for Romantic Education
author Costa,Jaime
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Education
Reform
Transcendentalism.
topic Education
Reform
Transcendentalism.
description ABSTRACT As one of its ideologues, Amos Bronson Alcott constitutes one of the most relevant figures of Transcendentalism or American Romanticism. Confronted with the radical changes of the times he was living in, Alcott will come up with his most daring proposals in the realm of education. The objective of this article is to place Alcott’s reformation drive within its philosophical context and to reveal his singular position. Self-awareness, in perspective with nature, constitutes an unavoidable previous step to any educational intent. It is from here that the most useful learning takes place, that which allows for establishing a relationship between the material world and the spiritual world. Alcott identifies the general laws of thought, as series of Maxims, that must at all times guide the instructor. Due to the divine nature of human beings, education will, in the end, be concerned with self-education.
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