Abstract
Formation was traditionally conceived under the relation of nature-environment based on a biological approach, in this paper an attempt is made to re-think this relation through an anthropological approach in the setting of a subject-object relation. First of all, the reason why the classic theory of formation is losing its applicability is found in the fact that the subject-object relation from the viewpoint of human nature has become distorted. Next, in order to overcome this subjectivism it is noted that it is necessary to exchange the subject-object relation for an existential relation of being, and to see formation as the result of an answer to the demand which springs from the existential relation. Finally, the schema-structure is discussed as an internal control which makes possible a self-formation within the existential relation, and its origin and function are examined. As a result, the conclusion is reached that the formative meaning of the schema-structure consists in a personal fulfilment reached through a functionalising of the various mental activities, entering thus into an existential relation and reaching thereby a unified content.
