An auto/biographical study of family and history with reference to the concept of Bildung
Journal: ePrints Soton (University of Southampton)
Year: 2010

Bildung is an educative process that emanates most recently from the German Enlightenment (circa 1770-1830).The concepts associated with it are: Communication and Narrative; Historical, Social and Cultural referent; Self-reflection and personal responsibility for learning and Distancing from the self.Bildung also has an ethical dimension.An individual undertakes this process in an attempt to develop a morally based, meaningful life with the altruistic intention of enhancing humanity (MacIntyre,