Social pedagogy As an idea social pedagogy first started being used around the middle of the nineteenth century in Germany as a way of describing alternatives to the dominant models of schooling. However‚ by the second half of the twentieth century social pedagogy became increasingly associated with social work and notions of social education in a number of European countries. Social pedagogy is based on humanistic values stressing human dignity‚ mutual respect‚ trust‚ unconditional appreciation
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Philosopher Thomas Hobbes argued that government was best if it was autocratic‚ an all-powerful sovereign. To understand Hobbes’s reasoning‚ it is crucial to first understand his view on man’s conditions in an anarchic environment. In Hobbes’ perspective‚ man’s life in the state of nature was “solid‚ poor‚ brutish‚ and short” because man is selfish and violent. Without institutions to provide security‚ man was always in a constant state of war. These anarchic conditions compel men to look after
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important during the enlightenment era‚ especially in France. Philosophers started to come on up with ideas based on logic and reason rather than religion. Some ideas that were developing were rationality‚ individualism‚ and liberalism. Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote several times about individualism which is “the moral stance‚ political philosophy‚ ideology‚ or social outlook that emphasizes the moral worth of the individual” but yet continued to separate women from men. Coffeehouses were also gatherings
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of being in the public interest. The structure of government‚ and the particular need it serves in a democracy‚ elevate the need for a public interest. Philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that the main interest of government was to “serve the interests we all have in common” (Held‚ 1970‚ p 101). Rousseau wrote that‚ “If the clashing of private inters has rendered the establishing of societies necessary‚ the agreement of the same interests has made such establishments possible. It is what
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(during V’s exile) and admired him until V. decided that optimism was a bunch of rubbish “A little learning is a dangerous thing” 3) Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712- 1778) - Humanity is naturally good but is corupted by the environment‚ education‚ and government since society brings out aggression and egotism‚ it is better for man to be a “noble savage” Rousseau sides with Pope and Leibnitz ex. My son would not have shot up the school but he played violent video games and listens to rap and it corrupted
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Views of The Social Contract “Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains” (Rousseau). Is probably one of the most widely known quotes in the philosophical world. Rousseau explains in his Social Contract how all people are bound to some sort of convention in the entire span of their life. He starts out with his ideas of how some sort of contract has always been present‚ the natural contract of a parent and child. The parent cares for the child‚ and the child is dependent on the parent‚ giving
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are humans by nature political animals? Aristotle‚ Rousseau‚ and Justin Smith have distinctive views on the subject of whether or not we in fact are. I believe that when humans started to live among each other‚ there began to be a sense of morale for the preservation of self and in turn human kind. I believe that this mindset did evolve by observing other animals and species in how they function for survival.
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The second philosopher that I am comparing to Qutb is John Locke‚ and his idea of the State of Nature. Both philosopher have some striking similarities‚ mainly when looking at the ways they see governments‚ freedom and insurrection. First of all‚ Locke’s ideas about the Social Contract were mostly influenced by Hobbes. Nevertheless‚ he has very distinct arguments concerning the nature of men’s relationship to authority. According to Locke the natural condition of mankind‚ is a state where its people
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Cited: Bertram‚ Christopher. "Jean Jacques Rousseau." The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Standford: 2012. Web. 25 Feb. 2013 “Locke‚ John”. Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society. 2008. Web. 25 Feb. 2013 Marcus‚ Steven. "Frankenstein: myths of scientific and medical knowledge
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the whole. It is necessary for man to learn interaction with one another as humanity is interdependent. “God makes all things good; man meddles with them and they become evil.” So opens Rousseau’s treatise on Education‚ Émile (Émile 11). Rousseau did not fully agree with enlightenment values as will be discussed in this essay‚ specifically that the idea of developing logic or reason was not true unto itself but corruption rather than moral purification (Norton 53). He felt it was also necessary
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