Levinas, subjectivity, education : towards an ethics of radical responsibility / Anna Strhan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strhan, Anna.

Series:

Journal of Philosophy of Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lévinas, Emmanuel.

Education--Moral and ethical aspects.

Education.

Education--Philosophy.

Subjectivity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Levinas, Subjectivity, Education explores how the philosophical writings of Emmanuel Levinas lead us to reassess education and reveals the possibilities of a radical new understanding of ethical and political responsibility.Presents an original theoretical interpretation of Emmanuel Levinas that outlines the political significance of his work for contemporary debates on educationOffers a clear analysis of Levinas's central philosophical concepts, including the place of religion in his work, demonstrating their relevance for educational theoristsExamines Alain Badiou's cr

Contents:

Levinas, Subjectivity, Education: Towards an Ethics of Radical Responsibility; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I Levinas's Teaching; 1 Teaching, Subjectivity and Language in Totality and Infinity; DISCOURSE AS TEACHING; SUBJECTIVITY AS ETHICAL; ELECTION TO SUBJECTIVITY - A TEACHING; SOME POSSIBLE OBJECTIONS; THE POSSIBILITY OF ETHICAL SUBJECTIVITY; 2 The Infinite Responsibility of the Ethical Subject in Otherwise than Being; THE SAYING AND THE SAID; SUBJECTIVITY AS SENSIBILITY; ETHICS OF DIFFERENCE OR AN ETHICS OF TRUTHS?

READING LEVINAS WITH BADIOU: IMPOSSIBLY DEMANDING?AN IMPOSSIBLY DEMANDING EDUCATION; PART II Towards an Education Otherwise; 3 Heteronomy, Autonomy and the Aims of Education; A BRIEF HISTORY OF AUTONOMY AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION; QUESTIONING AUTONOMY; HETERONOMY BEFORE AUTONOMY: LEVINAS AND THE KANTIAN TRADITION; EDUCATING FOR HETERONOMY?; THE IDEAL OF AUTONOMY RESTATED; 4 Grace, Truth and Economies of Education; WEAVING NEW FABRIC OUT OF A RIPPED YARN; THE ECONOMY OF EXCHANGE AND THE MARKETIZATION AND CUSTOMERIZATION OF EDUCATION; THE RULE OF THE MARKET UNDER ATTACK

IS EDUCATION POSSIBLE IN SCHOOLS?PART III 'Concrete Problems with Spiritual Repercussions'; 5 Towards a Religious Education Otherwise; RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN BRITAIN TODAY: A SNAPSHOT; THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH; THE CRITICAL REALIST MODEL; PRIVILEGING JUDGEMENTAL RATIONALITY; A RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OTHERWISE?; 6 Dialogue, Proximity and the Possibility of Community; A COMMON WORD BETWEEN US AND YOU; LOVE OF THE NEIGHBOUR IN CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM; THE NEIGHBOUR; JUSTICE, SOCIETY, THE THIRD AND FRATERNITY; DIALOGUE BETWEEN NEIGHBOURS AND STRANGERS; EDUCATION AND THE MEANING OF COMMUNITY

7 Political Disappointment, Hope and the Anarchic Ethical SubjectPHILOSOPHY AND POLITICAL DISAPPOINTMENT; EDUCATION, DISAPPOINTMENT, HOPE; AN-ARCHISM, LEVINAS AND ETHICAL PROTEST; LEVINAS AND BADIOU: TOWARDS A PRESENT HOPE; Coda; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613686015

9781118312377

1118312376

9781280775628

1280775629

9781118312353

111831235X

9781118312360

1118312368

9781118312384

1118312384

OCLC:

775898194