John Locke och familjens makt över uppfostran. (Swedish)

Who deserves authority over education? Plato was convinced that it was the state. Locke insisted on the family. Mill, from his own hard-won experience, was convinced that the individual should have more influence than the family. Of course, children had to be compelled to learn basics; otherwise their freedom would be reduced. John Locke lived in a time of growing capital formation. He defended the right of ownership as a fundamental human right. According to him, it followed from the right to life. Property was created through work, and work was a way of using life. Parents had to have the decisive influence on education. They needed to be convinced that their heirs would manage their inheritance in a responsible way. Locke is regarded as a father of democracy. However, it can hardly be claimed that he was a promoter of democracy in education. His defence of private property led him to ascribe so much power over education to parents that individual rights were substantially curtailed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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