Abstract:
Discussions on the body and its interconnection with education and civilization made evident the need to explore some elements exposed by Elias in three texts: The Civilizing of Parents (1998); On Human Beings and Their Emotions: A Process-Sociological Essay (1991); and, The Loneliness of the Dying (1985). From that emerges the question of this study: how can the relation between body, education and civilization be addressed from the perspective appointed by Elias? The three works show a civilizing nexus from childhood until elderliness, in a continuous form that complements itself. The body should not be address as an isolated phenomenon, but like bodies that are constructed and complemented throughout the individual’s life - individuals inserted into society.
Keywords:
Education; Body; Civilization; Individual and Society