Jovellanos: The man and the educator

Authors

  • Victorino de Arce García Escuela Universitaria Cardenal Cisneros

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58265/pulso.4936

Keywords:

Jovellanos, Enlightenment, Christian Humanism, Pedagogical Theories

Abstract

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, politician and educator of the XVIII century («the Spanish bad time» as it was defined by one of our philosophers) was a man who was ahead of many theoreticians and relevant men of his time. However, nowadays he is nearly forgotten. We admire Jovellanos because of his patriotism, honesty, and responsibility. Jovellanos was a great thinker, a man of action, a jurist and an academic. He was also a reformer, an statesman and a educator. In summary,

References

FERNÁNDEZ ÁLVAREZ, M. (2001): Jovellanos, el patriota. Madrid. Espasa Calpe

GALINO Y CARRILLO, Mª A. (1953): Tres hombres y un problema. Madrid. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

JOVELLANOS, G.M. (1984): Obras completas. Oviedo. Instituto Feijoo de Estudios del Siglo XXI (Tomos del I al V)

JOVELLANOS, G.M. (1994): Diario 1º. Cuadernos I a V, hasta 30 de agosto de 1794. Oviedo. Editor: J. M. Caso González. www. jovellanos.org

Downloads

Published

2005-10-30

Issue

Section

Research and studies

How to Cite

Jovellanos: The man and the educator. (2005). Pulso. Revista De educación, 28, 139-154. https://doi.org/10.58265/pulso.4936

Most read articles by the same author(s)