Rethinking Education on the Axis of J.J. Rousseau's Universal View of Science, Ethics and Values

Abstract

Some of Rousseau's investigations based on universal ethical foundations have actuality with varieties of repercussions today. One of these was Dijon Academy's, which lead Rousseau to compose his controversial work called First Discourse constitutes the foundation of our research. Today the progressive approaches to scientific and technological developments bring some discussions on ethics to our agenda. This stimulates some universal issues regarding education to re-visit for discussion. This research aims to analytically examine Rousseau's ideas based on his major works in terms of how he universally grounded science, ethics, and values with specific reference to education. As a result of the research, it was concluded that universal ethics with an internal basis is essential within an effort to rethink and establish a life that fosters human dignity. This ethics can only be established by trust and respect for humanity on the axis of freedom and tolerance in education.

Keywords

• j.j. rousseau
• education
• ethics
• science
• values