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<p>The main aim of the paper is to analyse T. G Masaryk’s ideas about the importance of education in democratic systems. In particular, the study analyses the ideas that Masaryk associates directly or indirectly with the nature of democracy or with the improvement of the democratic system through changes in the education system. The first part of the paper traces the basic aspects of democratic systems in his work that immediately condition ideas about the importance and role of education in democratic systems. The second part analyses the importance of education in the reproduction of national values, the role of the arts and humanities in the formation of the “democratic man”, and the significance of education of broad social strata and political authorities in democratic systems.</p>
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The main aim of the paper is to analyse T. G Masaryk’s ideas about the importance of education in democratic systems. In particular, the study analyses the ideas that Masaryk associates directly or indirectly with the nature of democracy or with the improvement of the democratic system through changes in the education system. The first part of the paper traces the basic aspects of democratic systems in his work that immediately condition ideas about the importance and role of education in democratic systems. The second part analyses the importance of education in the reproduction of national values, the role of the arts and humanities in the formation of the “democratic man”, and the significance of education of broad social strata and political authorities in democratic systems.

Some ideas about democracy and the importance of education in the work of T. G. Masaryk

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The main aim of the paper is to analyse T. G Masaryk’s ideas about the importance of education in democratic systems. In particular, the study analyses the...

Some ideas about democracy and the importance of education in the work of T. G. Masaryk

Online veröffentlicht: 27. Mai 2023

Seitenbereich: 95 - 104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2023-0004

Schlüsselwörter
T. G. Masaryk, democracy, education, importance of education, political authority, democratic principles, Czech question, humanities

© 2023 Martin Foltin, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Some ideas about democracy and the importance of education in the work of T. G. Masaryk

Online veröffentlicht: 27. Mai 2023

Seitenbereich: 95 - 104

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2023-0004

SchlüsselwörterT. G. Masaryk, democracy, education, importance of education, political authority, democratic principles, Czech question, humanities

© 2023 Martin Foltin, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
T. G. Masaryk, democracy, education, importance of education, political authority, democratic principles, Czech question, humanities