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A Study Of Rousseau 's Thought Of "Moral Personality"

Posted on:2016-06-11Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:D WuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2207330470964962Subject:Ethics
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Rousseau is a French Enlightenment era politician, educator, and philosopher. In Western academic history, he is a very controversial figure, for his academic thinking the sound of criticism is more than the sound of approbation. Most people think that Rousseau is a traitor at the Age of Enlightenment, and his thinking is the opposite with the times. He is strong critique of science, art, absolute rationalism, that is the root of social conduct depraved, is a challenge to humanity nature. To reverse this situation, he began.Especially its educational book "Emile children", a sensation at the time of Western society, and impact so far. Although the "Emile children" is a pedagogy monograph, everywhere reveal the implication of philosophical thought and ethics. For the study of "Emile children," is to Rousseau ethics interpretation. Rousseau is a great standard-bearer of the Enlightenment, the "Emile children," Spouse Emile as the education object to oppose the feudal education system.He wanted to educate Emile as a moral ideal country "new man", he believes the collapse of a country, the first fall must be education, and therefore, to save the country and society, it is necessary to rebuild the moral utopia. The country is made up of people, and the transformation of human nature fundamentally, we must rely on education to achieve.The book of "Emile children," is a product of the times, which has influenced the formation of people moral thought and educate thought. Rousseau start to write this book from nature education, which has a lot of talk about the moral education, for the all,Rousseau is attempt to train Emile to become a perfect moral "new man," Let us have the moral quality people to rebuild society.The author attempts to return Rousseau ethics and philosophy to classic text, by reading the text, content and inducted systems,which describe the causes,results,approaches to reinventing the "new man".This is a double valued job, not only for Rousseau ethics of sublimation, it is the reality of education guidance and reference.Thesis is divided into four parts:the first part, elaborate on the possibility and necessity of moral personality produced. From the background, the needs of individuals to full and free development; the urgent return of human nature.Author describe three aspects from the concrete to the abstract.The second part discusses the basis and essence of moral personality, that is goodness outlook. Inner conscience- the idea of justice-fraternity behavior. From the inside to the outside,interpret the moral personality-goodness.The third part is the main part of the paper, also the aim to wrote the book of "Emile children".Plato said:"Shaping moral ideal country depends on education". Rousseau in the book have a lot of talk about howto educate Emile, from the educate condition to educate methods and approaches. Content of their education are reflected to ethics. The author along the text,summarized and sort out how to shape and rebuild the moral character from the perspective of ethics. This part discusses mainly from text interpretation and analysis.The fourth part, the last part of the paper, is a summary of the preceding discussion, elaborate the final result of moral personality is happy. This happiness and is different from joy,it is the return from justice.
Keywords/Search Tags:moral personality, education, human nature, Rouseau, "Emile children"
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