Europe, pedagogical route: the viability of humanism in the postmodern period

  • Conrad Vilanou Torrano University of Barcelona
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-02-2019pp133-151
Keywords: Europe, pedagogy, humanism, history, culture, dialectics

Abstract

This article presents Europe as a narrated story that has used pedagogy to transmit its values. From this perspective, Europe is a project that is rooted in classical culture and that, through Christianity, has reached modernity thanks to the ideals of formation. It is also noted that the idea of Europe —understood as an axiological system— has followed a dialectical evolution, so that at times when humanist principles have prevailed they have followed stages in which they have dominated economic interests. With the arrival of the 2008 crisis, it seems that the humanistic values that have given meaning to the history of Europe have been affected, so it is important to guarantee the viability of humanism —that is, the defense of human dignity— as a value priority, despite the uncertainties that threaten the European project in a postmodern world.

Received: 02 July 2018
Accepted: 06 September 2018
Published online: 27 February 2019

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Author Biography

Conrad Vilanou Torrano, University of Barcelona
Conrad Vilanou Torrano is a professor in the Department of Theory and History of Education at the Faculty of Education of the University of Barcelona. Director of the Temps d’Educació magazine edited by the Institute of Education Sciences of the University of Barcelona. Principal investigator of the GREPPS (Pedagogical and Social Thinking Research Group). He has directed 35 doctoral theses and is in possession of 5 six-years research periods (CNEAI).
Published
2019-02-27
How to Cite
Vilanou Torrano, Conrad. 2019. “Europe, Pedagogical Route: The Viability of Humanism in the Postmodern Period”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 02 (February), 133-51. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-02-2019pp133-151.
Issue
No. 02 (2019): SPECIAL ISSUE. European identity: roots and scope
Section
Monographic Articles. Roots of European identity. PART 2: «Forging European identity»

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