Between Marxism and Romanticism: Childhood and Education in the Works of Ernst Bloch / Marksizm ve Romantizm Arasında: Ernst Bloch’un Eserlerinde Çocukluk ve Eğitim
Ernst Bloch is a 20th-century German philosopher, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. His most important philosophical works are The Principle of Hope (1959) and The Spirit of Utopia (1918). The aim of this paper is to explore Bloch’s views on childhood and education in the c...
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| Language: | English |
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Cyprus International University
2018-05-01
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| Series: | Folklor/Edebiyat |
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| Online Access: | http://www.folkloredebiyat.org/Makaleler/1002026513_fe94-12.pdf |
| Summary: | Ernst Bloch is a 20th-century German philosopher, associated with the Frankfurt School of
critical theory. His most important philosophical works are The Principle of Hope (1959) and The
Spirit of Utopia (1918). The aim of this paper is to explore Bloch’s views on childhood and education
in the context of his own upbringing. Special attention will be paid to two important influences
on Bloch’s thought: Romanticism and Marxism. This paper will be divided into three parts: The
first part will provide a portrait of Bloch’s childhood and youth. It will trace his early inclination
toward Marxism and Romanticism and elucidate Bloch’s attitude toward conventional education
and learning. The second part will focus on the relationship between childhood, education and the
human imagination. It will contain references to the following literary texts: William Blake’s “The
School Boy”, Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Frost At Midnight”, William Wordsworth’s “My Heart
Leaps Up” and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther. The third part will
focus on the role of critical thinking in education. It will outline Bloch’s critique of conventional
education in capitalist society and his vision of a different kind of education. Please note that all
translations from Bloch’s Das Prinzip Hoffnung (The Principle of Hope), Pädagogica, Spuren
(Traces) and Literarische Aufsätze (Literary Essays) are my translations. |
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| ISSN: | 1300-7491 1300-7491 |