Abstract
Bildung and freedom—this topic presents a provocation in itself. Bildung is being associated with many things; the subject of freedom however is a secondary object. Every respective search will lead to a discussion about the problem of participation, with Bildung mostly seen as an instrument to make participation possible. Other search processes will lead to the result that freedom, in connection with Bildung is thought of as programmatic and more neo-liberal, either concerning the access or concerning the possibility to choose freely between institutions and offers which promise Bildung. Bildung therefore is not given an innate value, especially a connection between Bildung and freedom is said to be non-existent, even if this connection is seen as intrinsic and thus dissoluble in the field of philosophy.