The ways we think : from the straits of reason to the possibilities of thought / Emma Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Emma, 1984 May 14- author.

Series:

Journal of philosophy of education book series

The journal of philosophy of education book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Critical thinking.

Education.

Physical Description:

xii, 259 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2016.

Summary:

The Ways We Think is concerned, with the issue of developing thinking in education. It seeks to move beyond current predominant approaches, which take their cue from a limited conception of both the experience of thinking and the human being who thinks. This approach is referred to throughout the text as 'rationalistic,' designating both its abstracted, disengaged conception of the human being and its representational, intellectualised image of the ways we think. In order to offer a more adequate conception of thinking, the author investigates the philosophical accounts of Gilbert Ryle, Martin Heidegger, John Austin, and Jacques Derrida. She argues that these thinkers provide accounts that strive to open up the 'possibilities' of human thought, in the sense of revealing both what makes thought happen and what happens when we think. The conclusion explores how thinking education might thereby be reconceived, in ways that are richer than rationalism, and indicates how this alternative conception of thought might be translated into the classroom. The result is a method that provides new possibilities and new avenues for an education that takes its cue from the ways we think, in all their variety. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Today's Thinking: Following the Lines of Rationalism 1

2 A Brief Detour: 'Authentic' and 'Poetic' Thinking 42

3 'Ahead of All Beaten Tracks': Ryle, Heidegger, and the Ways of Thinking 58

4 A Way Beyond: Thinking Responsibly with Heidegger 89

5 Following the Sign: Derrida and the Language of Thought 127

6 Out of the Ordinary: Incorporating Limits with Derrida and Austin 158

7 The Way Before the Way Before: Crossing Paths with Heidegger and Derrida 189

8 A Weaving of the Ways: The Open Possibilities of Thought 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Williams, Emma, 1984 May 14- author. Ways we think

ISBN:

9781119129561

1119129567

OCLC:

914596457