乌托邦对教育的诉求及其伦理意蕴

Utopia's Appeals to Education and the Ethical Meaning

乌托邦是思想家们对当下社会批判和反思,以及对未来社会美好期望的产物。几乎所有的乌托邦者都要诉诸教育来实现自己的理想社会。在这些思想家们看来,只有教育才能恢复人性的善,教化出理想的人,并最终通过他们组成理想的社会。乌托邦对教育的诉求反映出乌托邦对当下社会变革所起作用的软弱性,但同时也保留了乌托邦的期望精神,在时间长河里为乌托邦的实现留下良好的缓冲,同时,促使人类社会不断地向前发展。

Utopias are the product of the critique and reflection of the reality;they are also the product of the good wishes to the future world.Almost all of the Utopian thinkers would realize their ideal common-wealth by means of education.They hope that education would recover the virtues of human being and build up an ideal common-wealth by people who have good virtues.Utopian thinkers＇ appeal to education reflects that Utopia＇s impotnce to reform the real world.However,it can also remain a useful buffering to realize its ideals.After all,Utopian thinkers＇ close attention to education will promote the society effectively although it cannot realize their Utopian commonwealth instantly.