La formación humana en Rousseau: Emilio y la figura del paladín

Wilson Alves-de-Paiva

doi:10.22201/fesa.26832917e.2025.6.1.374

Authors

Wilson Alves-de-Paiva Federal University of Goiás (BR) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-7193

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/fesa.26832917e.2025.6.1.374

Keywords:

Human Formation, Citizenship, Bildungsroman, Education and Literature

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to discuss the human formation in Rousseau through his work Emilio o de la educación. Through a theoretical study using a hermeneutic method, the text aims to explore the pedagogical novel by the philosopher from Geneva from the perspective of the bildungsroman where he mentions Don Quijote de la Mancha to draw a comparison between the figure of the paladin and Emilio, the main character of his treatise. Human formation, according to the philosopher from Geneva, is not about projecting a hero or a savior of the nation; rather, it offers an optimist educational vision that differs from many interpretations commonly appeared.

Unlike Cervantes, Rousseau does not focus on satirical critique but instead adopts a practical and empirical approach to human development. His proposal involves observing nature and allowing a gradual development that begins in the early childhood stage, focusing on the child’s free adaptation to their environment.

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Author Biography

Wilson Alves-de-Paiva, Federal University of Goiás

Professor at the Facultad de Educación at the Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG) and the Postgraduate Program in Education (PPGE). Dr. in Filosofía de la Educación from the Universidad de São Paolo (USP) and master in Filosofía Ética y Política from the UFG. He has postdoctoral internships in Education and Culture at the Universidad de Calgary (UCalgary) and in Aesthetic Philosophy and Education at the Sorbonne Université in France. He has also been a visiting professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) and the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

He is a specialist in Rousseau, focusing on the work Emilio o en la Educación. Alves is a member of the Asociación Rousseau in the United States, the Asociación de Estudios Lusófonos de Canadá, along with other associations and research groups in Brazil and other countries abroad. He coordinates the Grupo de Estudios Iberoamericanos on Rousseau (GEI-Rousseau). With expertise in the field of education with an emphasis on philosophical pedagogy, he primarily works on topics including educational theories, culture and education, Brazilian education, political philosophy, philosophy of education and aesthetics.

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