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This article discusses the concept of Bildung, a German term referring to personal development through self-education. The author analyzes how concepts related to Bildung exist in various cultural traditions around the world. The study finds that ideas connected to Bildung can be found in traditions from Europe, ancient Greece and Rome, Judaism, Islam, Confucianism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. This suggests the concept of Bildung constitutes a common cultural heritage of humanity since at least the Axial Age. A

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ElHabibLouai

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