Spinoza : Fiction and Manipulation in Civic Education / by Johan Dahlbeck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dahlbeck, Johan, author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs on Key Thinkers in Education, 2211-9388

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Philosophy.

Education.

Education--History.

Education and state.

Educational Philosophy.

History of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Local Subjects:

Educational Philosophy.

History of Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (105 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2021.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2021.

Summary:

This book is a philosophical enquiry into the educational consequences of Spinoza’s political theory. Spinoza’s political theory is of particular interest for educational thought as it brings together the normative aims of his ethical theory with his realistic depiction of human psychology and the ramifications of this for successful political governance. As such, this book aims to introduce the reader to Spinoza’s original vision of civic education, as a project that ultimately aims at the ethical flourishing of individuals, while being carefully tailored and adjusted to the natural limitations of human reason. Readers will benefit from a succinct introduction to Spinoza’s political philosophy and from an account of civic education that is based on careful exegetical work. It draws conclusions only hinted at in Spinoza’s own writings.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Spinoza’s Political Theory and Its Consequences for Civic Education: On Prophets, Philosophers, and Educators

Chapter 2. Illusions and Fictions: Educating the Imagination

Chapter 3. The Pedagogical Importance of Ingenium: Exemplarism and Popular Narratives

Chapter 4. Teaching Doctrines to People: Manipulation and Civic Education

Chapter 5. Spinoza’s Lesson to the Contemporary Political Imagination.

ISBN:

9789811671258

9811671257

OCLC:

1283845124