Towards an Ontology of Teaching: Thing-Centred Pedagogy, Affirmation and Love for the World

by Piotr Zamojski and Joris Vlieghe

Book Overview

This book opens an original and timely perspective on why it is we teach and want to pass on our world to the new generation. Teaching is presented in this book as a way of being, rather than as a matter of expertise, which is driven by love for a subject matter. With the help of philosophical thinkers such as Arendt, Badiou and Agamben, the authors articulate a fully positive account of education that goes beyond the critical approach, which has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303016005X
• ISBN13: 9783030160050
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"