Human rights and education from the concept of cultural formation (Bildung) from Hegel's perspective

Abstract

The work initially seeks to understand the concept of cultural formation (Bildung) in Hegel (1770-1831), in order to understand how the philosopher approaches human rights and education, starting from the concept of cultural formation (Bildung) in his works. To this end, we visited the formation of the German school system with the purpose of understanding the cultural ideology of the European 18th and 19th centuries, contextualizing the Hegelian perspective of the solution for education, namely, “What is the best way to educate man?”, imposed on any and all educational projects. It was also intended to bring understanding about human rights and their development from modernity to contemporary times. Where it is argued that the ideas contained in Hegelian philosophy are a possibility of overcoming some existing limits in traditional discussions on the subject, based mainly on modern philosophies of natural law. To this end, we chose to analyze the relationship between human rights and the philosophy of natural law, moving on to the Hegelian critique of natural law and, consequently, ending with his understanding of recognition and its influence on the Philosophy of Law and the establishment of ethical relationships.