Kant's View on Moral Education

Abstract

In this writing, how education is comprehended and especially what his opinions in relation to the education on ethics are evaluated through the eyes of a philosopher of ethics, that's Kant – who possessed a specific place in ethics history and pioneered of an era by his thoughts in relation to ethics. Kant believed in the natural purity and goodness of man who can reach perfection only through education. He defined ideal education as a process of disciplining, socializing, civilizing and moralizing of man's nature. To him, the ideal education is to train man's will in accordance with the principles of reason, i.e., principles of ethics, not with those of natural and material desires. The purpose of this paper is to examine Kant's approach to education and moral education based on his philosophy of ethics. The main argument of this paper is based on the premises that Kant's view on education is actually a complementary part of his philosophy of ethics. SUMMARY The purpose of this paper is to examine Kant's approach to education and moral education based on his philosophy of ethics. The main argument of this paper is based on the premises that there are close affinity between Kant's view on education and his philosophy of ethics to the extent that one can safely suggest that Kant's view on education is actually a complementary part of his philosophy of ethics. A through examination of Kant's Works in logical order clearly reveals the fact that Kantian view of education is very complementary part of his philosophy of ethics. Under the influence of Rousseau at the beginning, Kant believed in the natural purity and goodness of man who can reach perfection only through education. He defined ideal