儿童的发现──卢梭的儿童观述评

The discovery of childhood

儿童期是人类个体生命周期中的起始阶段，是不依赖于是否被人发现而客观存在的事实。儿童概念的发现、儿童天性的发现、儿童潜能的发现不仅为卢梭的儿童观奠定了历史地位，对今天的现代教育也有着深远的影响。

Childhood is the early stage of an individual's growth, which is an objective existence independent from any discovery. However, the discovery of the concept of childhood, the nature and potentiality of children has played historical role in Roursseau's view on children, which has had an impact on modern education.