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Signs of Realit

The idea of General Bildung by J. A. Comenius

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Theories of Bildung and Growth

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There are a good many reasons to either recognize or not to recognize Johann Amos Comenius (1592-1670) as an epoch-making founding father of modern pedagogics. In this article, which tries not to be a systematic historical or exegetic study on any of the many facets of Comenius’ massive production, I will take up some interesting and perhaps confusing questions of his thinking. The main interest will be in the Bildung theoretical questions. As a tool for analysis I will use some semiotic theorizations which will also lead to a problematization of the whole concept of modernity.

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Pikkarainen, E. (2012). Signs of Realit. In: Theories of Bildung and Growth. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-031-6_2

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