ベンヤミンとデューイ

二つの教育思想の差異の構造

抄録

From the viewpoint of their place in the history of ideas, Benjamin and Dewey as thinkers differ widely. However, looking at it from the angle of the problems both tried to tackle, they have a great deal in common. Both tried to solve the problems of modern society through recourse to an anti-dualistic empiric concept. Furthermore, they tried to dismantle the traditional idea of education by means of this anti-dualistic experience.
Of course, inspite of their starting from a common approach to problems, their educational theory shows significant structural differences. By pointing to the differences of both educational theories, this paper attempts to discover the potential of Benjamin's thought in terms of educational theory. First, in this paper, the difference of the empiric concept of both thinkers is clarified along the lines of their aesthetic and social philosophy; then, the difference in their educational thought is analyzed which is founded on their respective different empiric concept. Through this argumentation this paper makes it clear that Benjamin's educational theory turned out to be better fitted for dealing with the problems of modern society.