Philosophy of Education by T. Jefferson

DOI

10.2991/iccessh-18.2018.20How to use a DOI?

Keywords

philosophy of education; Jefferson; American philosophy; political philosophy; social philosophy; ethics

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of the philosophy of education by Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), who is called "the great American," the apostle of independence and freedom. In his homeland he is considered as one of the founders of American culture and an outstanding figure of the Enlightenment. The author analyses his contribution to the educational system in the United States, which is a practical realization of the theoretical positions of the philosophy of this outstanding thinker. T. Jefferson's philosophy of education is based on his understanding of political philosophy, democracy and man. It is education that is for Jefferson the key tool for building and developing a "virtuous republic", and the principles of education laid by this thinker and politician are the basis for the social reproduction of the American citizen.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Elena Kuzina
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TI  - Philosophy of Education by T. Jefferson
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICCESSH 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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