Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the question of authority in education

The diploma thesis focuses on selected concepts of authority, analysis of Jean- Jacques Rousseau's educational authority and the overlap of his ideas into alternative directions of pedagogy. The aim of the thesis is to interpret selected concepts of authority, identify typical features of the traditional understanding of authority and describe specific elements of educational authority in the thinking of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The thesis also shows the "second life" of Rousseau's educational ideas and their reception in alternative pedagogical directions. The purpose of the thesis is to map the concept of authority, identify and describe elements of authority in education in the concept of Jean- Jacques Rousseau, which are the opposite of the traditional concept, while the continuation of these ideas, their timelessness and usability will be further demonstrated in the context of comparison with individual alternative directions of pedagogy. The content is divided into three parts, the first of which is devoted to the concept of authority, its forms, types, the relationship of authority to the educational process, and the traditional concept of authorities. Subsequently, the personality of Jean-Jacques Rousseau will be introduced and his own concept of authority will be analyzed. Then, individual...