Bildung refers to the German tradition of self-cultivation, wherein philosophy and education are linked in a manner that refers to a process of both personal and cultural maturation. This maturation is described as a harmonization of the individual’s mind and heart and in a unification of selfhood and identity within the broader society, as evidenced with the literary tradition of bildungsroman.
In this sense, the process of harmonization of mind, heart, selfhood and identity is achieved through personal transformation, which presents a challenge to the individual’s accepted beliefs. In Hegel’s writings, the challenge of personal growth often involves an agonizing alienation from one’s “natural consciousness” that leads to a reunification and development of the self. Similarly, although social unity requires well-formed institutions, it also requires a diversity of individuals with the freedom to develop a wide-variety of talents and abilities and this requires personal agency. However, rather than an end state, both individual and social unification is a process that is driven by unrelenting negations.
Grünen-Chef verlangt Konjunkturprogramm
Grünen-Chef Robert Habeck hat ein milliardenschweres Konjunkturprogramm gefordert, um einem drohenden Wirtschaftsabschwung entgegenzuwirken. „Unserer Volkswirtschaft droht nicht nur eine konjunkturelle Delle, sondern eine tiefgreifende Strukturkrise, die wir umfassend angehen müssen“, sagte Habeck dem „Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland“ (Mittwochausgaben). „Wir sichern unseren Wohlstand nur, wenn wir die Wirtschaft grundlegend für das 21. Jahrhundert umbauen. Wir müssen in Zukunftstechnologien, Bildung und Klimaschutz investieren.“ Künftige …
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