Attitudes towards tradition and their consequences : analyses in the scope of the theory of upbringing and education and the history of pedagogical and praxeological philosophy

Abstract

In this text, the authors describe and analyze basic principles underlying the approach to tradition. The authors also propose a differentiation within the number of models of perceiving and describing tradition with the objective of reaching an optimal definition, from ethical, social, as well as pedagogical perspectives. The background for the discussion on this topic shall be the narration of a local Silesian woman. A look at the subject’s biography shows how the power of upbringing exerts a great influence through such narratives, thus making them the most significant factors in the discovery and creation of one’s own identity.