Education and Human Dignity in Transitional Periods

Abstract Democracy is a matter of education, but not merely of methodology. For this reason, freedom and democracy depend on the quality of the members that are part of a certain society. A society will produce evil and negativity, to the extent of its members’ vice or lack of values. That is the reason why societies cannot possibly remain indifferent towards the values of its members. Values are taught starting from a tender age, and the vocation of an educator is not only to provide information and knowledge but also to contribute in the growth of “good citizens”. Therefore, it is necessary to revitalize people’s intellectual and perceptual dimension as a precondition for the formation of the individual citizen of this digital contemporary era. Indeed, this is the main problem of this age and it should also be the main concern of educators - and not solely: for a democratic society in the digital era, the education of the citizen – its formation – is as essential as always. Key words: education, citizenship, democracy, digitalization, human dignity, transition