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In this paper I shall address a series of remarks made by Kant in the context of his pedagogical reflections in order to show the fundamental character that the idea (or ideal) of education must assume in every pedagogical project. The kantian conception of a perfectible human nature --and directly related to it, the idea of a progress of the social institutions, which can be reached through the improvement of educational institutions-- represents, for Kant, a fundamental principle of every pedagogical enterprise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although this paper does not pretend to be a history of the Costa Rican Philosophical Association, it may be helpful in its reconstruction. Its aim is to reflect informally on the activities of the Association in these fifty years and to explore some possibilities for the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]