Tolerance and dissent within education : on cultivating debate and understanding / Nuraan Davids, Yusef Waghid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davids, Nuraan, author.

Waghid, Yusef, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Toleration--Study and teaching.

Toleration.

Multicultural education.

Cultural pluralism--Study and teaching.

Cultural pluralism.

Philosophy and social sciences.

Educational sociology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 187 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]

Summary:

This book explores how the concept of tolerance might be understood, cultivated and enacted in and through educational encounters. It argues that by opening up educational encounters to allow for 'dissent' - that is, disagreement, criticism and open dialogue - our everyday social life experiences and relationships would flourish, and potentially allow for a more peaceful and harmonious co-existence alongside those with whom we disagree. Dissent does not mean that 'anything goes'; what is needed is considerate and responsible recognition of distinct and diverse perspectives. Tolerance is sometimes regarded as a simple and uncritical celebration of difference, and sometimes dismissed as a necessary and resentful acceptance of others. Here, the authors make a compelling case for 'conditional tolerance', which requires us to continuously reflect on the limits of what we are willing to tolerate. The book will be an indispensable resource for researchers and students working in the areas of education, philosophy and sociology, particularly those with an interest in educational freedom, democracy and social justice.

Contents:

Revisiting some liberal views on tolerance

Educational encounters and the pursuit of conditional tolerance

On a tolerance of conscience: toward equal respect in educational encounters

Respect, liberty, tolerance and educational encounters

Openness with tolerance through educational encounters

Modes of disagreement, tolerance and educational encounters

Friendship, disruptive educational encounters and tolerance

Judgment, forgiveness, tolerance and educational encounters

Inclusion/exclusion, tolerance and educational encounters

Cosmopolitanism, tolerance and educational encounters

Postscript: on a tolerance of Kairos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319581088

3319581082

OCLC:

982651465