Viewpoints on Education in the Thought of Phan Boi Chau

Authors

Dr. Trinh Thi Kim Chi, Dr.Trinh Thanh Tung
University of Social Sciences and Humanities -Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Abstract

One of the important ideas in the ideological system of Phan Boi Chau (1867-1940) – the typical thinker, revolutionary of Vietnam at the end of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century was education. In the view of education, Phan Boi Chau not only specifies the purpose, object, and content of the education, but also points out the methods to expand intellectuals, improve personality, improve spirit and will. of Vietnamese; from there to stand up and expel the French colonialists, regain independence and freedom for the nation, build the country more and more prosperous, demonstrating the profound human value in Phan Boi Chau’s thought.