電影《丈量世界》觀後記

本文藉由回顧德國電影《丈量世界》，提供高斯與洪堡特的生平傳略，包含呈現兩人的教育環境、求學過程與學術生涯，兼及描述歐洲在18世紀和19世紀之交的教育思想背景。高斯出生清貧，卻憑藉驚人的學術天賦受到國家的獎掖，加上自己的辛勤耕耘，在數學、天文學、大地測量學、磁學等領域貢獻卓著；洪堡特生於貴族，優渥的教育環境和雄厚的財力為他的學術研究提供了最好的支持，他的美洲探險至仍具有獨特的學術價值，在歐洲強權對殖民地的奴役習以為常的時代裡便展現重視人權的普世價值。本文所引用的文獻資料亦提醒吾人，歷史上的知名學者並非已經成為明日黃花，他們的功績乃至於人生，直至今日仍能發揮其影響力，持續成為專門領域的研究題材，因此也在一定的程度上，豐富了教育哲史的內容。

關鍵字

高斯；洪堡特；教育哲史

並列摘要

This article provides biographical sketches of Gauß and Humboldt through a review of the German film ＂Measuring the World＂, which presents the educational environment, schooling, and academic careers of both men. The film also provided a brief overview of relevant educational thoughts in Europe at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. In short, Gauß was born to poor parents but was rewarded by his country for his amazing academic talent. Along with his hard work, he made outstanding contributions in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, geodesy, and magnetism. Humboldt on the other hand was born into aristocracy, where generous education and financial resources provided the best support for his academic research. His Latin American expedition remains of unique academic value, and he demonstrated the universal value of human rights at a time when the subjugation of colonies by European powers was the norm. The literature cited in this article reminds us that the famous scholars in history have not become a thing of the past, but their achievements and even their lives continue to be influential. They became the subject of research in specialized fields, thus enriching, to a certain extent, the history and philosophy of education.

並列關鍵字

Carl Friedrich Gauß ； Alexander von Humboldt ； history and philosophy of education

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