Kant and Rousseau'sunderstanding of human nature and education

Kant andRousseau'sunderstanding of humannatureandEducation Thisstudyaimsto set forthandcompare –whennecessary-therelationsbetweenhumannatureandeducation in thelight of thephliosophies of twogreatphilosphers, Rousseuand Kant whohaveleftimportanteffects in thehistory of philosophyandshedlighttoeventoday'sproblemsdespitebeingthephilosophers of Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century. Theresearch, in this sense, is performed as a literaturereviewbased on thetheprintedresources.Themostimportantcommonpointbetween Kant andRousseu, who has beencriticised in manyenvironmetregarding his ideaasaboutfreedom, is thatbothphilosophersclaimhumannatureto be pure, cleanandgood. However, thedifferences of ideasaboutsocietyandpoliticshaveledtodifferentresultsboth in ethicalandeducationalfields. Withinthisconcept , whileRouuseusupports an educationwhich is compatibletohumansnaturaldevelopment, natureandnaturality, Kant, makingthereason a researchsubject, seesthe ideal education not byhuman'snaturaldesiresandtendencies but bymindandethicrules. Therefore, Kant is distinguishedfromRouuseaubydefiningthe ideal education as takinghumannatureunderdisciplinebydomestication, civilizationandethics. Keywords:Education, Human Nature, Kant, Rousseau