IMMANUEL KANT'S PERSPECTIVE ON EDUCATION
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https://doi.org/10.51453/3093-3706/2025/1352Abstract
This article analyzes Immanuel Kant's philosophy of education, focusing on On Education, to clarify the organic link between his educational thought and his moral philosophy. Using philosophical textual analysis, situating education within the foundation of his critical philosophy, the article systematizes Kant's core tenets: the educational aim directed ward moral autonomy; the educational content (discipline and moral cultivation) ; and the methodology for resolving the paradox between necessary obedience and the capacity for freedom. Finally, the study affirms the value of Kant's thought in cultivating autonomous individuals and suggests critical implications for developing critical thinking and moral character in contemporary Vietnamese education.
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