<Articles PART I : BEYOND THE SELF>'Beyond the Self' as a Goal of Education : Heidegger's Philosophy and Education in the West and in Japan

Abstract

The influence of Martin Heidegger's philosophy on education cannot be ignored either in the West or in Japan. The main purpose of this presentation is to compare some previous studies of ontological education, that is to say educational theories based on Heidegger's ontology, in several countries and to reveal a common theme among them. Since there are enormous educational researches which make mention of Heidegger's thought, it is impossible here to explain all of them. There are, for example, many studies which interpret Heide gger's philosophy as a kind of anthropology or existential philosophy. Some of them merely borrow Heidegger's concepts, and others only cite a few parts of his works. They seldom refer to the ontological aspect of Heidegger's thought. Such studies are not mentioned in this presentation.