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Ethics and the foundations of education : teaching convictions in a postmodern world / Patrick Slattery, Dana Rapp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Slattery, Patrick, 1953-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Moral education.
- Postmodernism and education.
- Physical Description:
- x, 310 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : Allyn and Bacon, [2003]
- Contents:
- Prelude: The Process of Writing about Critical Ethical Issues and Education 1
- 1 Autobiography and the Self: The Search for Ethical Meaning 17
- Ethics and a Day in the Life of Patrick Slattery 17
- Ethics and a Day in the Life of Dana Rapp 21
- Understanding Autobiography and the Self 29
- Historical and Contemporary Approaches to Ethics 40
- 2 Eschatology, Interpretation, and Hermeneutics: The Struggle for Understanding 69
- An Eschatological Foundation for Ethics: Narratives of Hope 69
- Language and Interpretation 80
- Hermeneutics and Subjectivity 84
- Linking Hermeneutics to Social Struggles 89
- Defining Hermeneutics 96
- From Modern to Postmodern Perspective on Hermeneutics 104
- Classroom Examples of Synthesis and Wide-Awakeness 112
- Teaching Convictions on Gay and Lesbian Issues and Religion 115
- 3 Aesthetics and Theology: The Passion for Justice 131
- Religion and Government: Deconstructing Patriotism 137
- Aesthetic Imagination for Justice 145
- The Art of Edward Kienholz and Nancy Kienholz 147
- The Art of Anselm Kiefer 148
- A Postmodern Perspective: Ethics and Aesthetics 152
- The Nature of the Aesthetic Voice 153
- The Postmodern Reply: Time and Aesthetics 155
- Complexity of Identity Formation 157
- An Arts-Based Installation Exploring Religion and Sexuality 164
- Foucault on Regulation and Governmentality 166
- The Installation: Aesthetic Representations 167
- The Vision of Jackson Pollock 172
- Aesthetics and Justice 173
- Liberation Theology and Aesthetic Inspiration 176
- 4 Diversity and Human Nature: The Urgency of Ecological Sustainability 183
- The Ecological Moment 183
- Ecology, Open Systems, and the Mississippi River 186
- Using the Arts for Reflection on Sustainability 190
- A Classroom Story of Rape, Domination, and Ecological Sensitivity 194
- War, Ecological Destruction, and the "Power Over" 198
- Sara's Story 202
- Deep Ecology and Its Relevance to Education and Ethics 208
- Ecofeminism and Centralizing Marginalized Voices 213
- Ecological Postmodernism and the Ecological Self 215
- Environmental Racism 218
- Ecological Futures 226
- 5 Prophetic Voices and Proleptic Hope: Teaching Convictions after Enron and 911 229
- September 11, 2001 229
- Patriots, Prophets, and Enemies of the State: Voices from Our Communities 232
- Death Penalties and War: Revelations from the Pulpit 247
- Our Response to the September 11 Attacks 253
- Dead Awakening and the Artist's Response 263
- Teaching Convictions 276
- Postlude: Teaching Convictions in a Postmodern World 281.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-296) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0321054016
- OCLC:
- 50322846
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