Abstract:

The concept of bildung is an important concept with a distinctive place in various areas such as theology, philosophy, education, and politics. Wilhelm von Humboldt, with his ideas developed through the concept of bildung, extended his ideas to both a theory of society and a theory of education and contributed to the discussions on theories of bildung. This work first provides an analysis on the concept of bildung and then, within the scope of Humboldt’s ideas and by examining personal, societal and inter-societal aspects of the concept, provides analyses on some key concepts and a discussion on the idea of humanity shaped by personal and societal formation processes, within the limits of philosophy of education and political philosophy.