本文主要的論述能力開展的教育學說所具有的時代性。首先藉由對盧梭、康德及 洪保德教育人類學觀點的論述，以說明三者彼此間的關聯性，及其對能力開展的教育學說所 產生的影響。其次則透過對現代社會所重視的終生學習之探討，彰顯其時代意義。

　　　　　This paper explores the signifcance of educational doctrines of human competence development. I first discuss the ideas of human being proposed by Rousseau, Kant, and Humboldt, and indicate their influence on the educational doctrines of competence development. Then, through the discussion of lifelong education currently being promoted, I indicate the significance of the doctrines of human competence development.