Levinas, Subjectivity, Education (eBook)

Towards an Ethics of Radical Responsibility

Anna Strhan (Autor)

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2012
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-31238-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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 education
• Offers a clear analysis of Levinas's central philosophical concepts, including the place of religion in his work, demonstrating their relevance for educational theorists
• Examines Alain Badiou's critique of Levinas's work
• Considers the practical implications of Levinas' theories for concrete educational practices and frameworks

Anna Strhan is Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Kent, where she is researching the formation of religious subjectivities in contemporary British society. With a background in philosophy of education, cultural sociology, and religious studies, Strhan's work explores relationships between knowledge, meaning, embodiment and ethics in modern societies.

Inhalt

Preface vi

Acknowledgements viii

List of Abbreviations x

Introduction 1

PART I Levinas's Teaching 17

1 Teaching, Subjectivity and Language in Totality and Infinity 19

2 The Infinite Responsibility of the Ethical Subject in Otherwise than Being 44

PART II Towards an Education Otherwise 71

3 Heteronomy, Autonomy and the Aims of Education 73

4 Grace, Truth and Economies of Education 95

PART III 'Concrete Problems with Spiritual Repercussions' 119

5 Towards a Religious Education Otherwise 121

6 Dialogue, Proximity and the Possibility of Community 141

7 Political Disappointment, Hope and the Anarchic Ethical Subject 175

Coda 199

Bibliography 204

Index 212

Rezensionen

"In her new book on Levinas, Subjectivity, Education,
Anna Strhan perceptively notes that 'Decreasing participation in
institutional religions combined with the increased visibility of
religion in the public sphere are together leading to wider
religious illiteracy and poor quality public discourse on
religion'. This is the fundamental challenge addressed in the book,
and she draws on contemporary continental philosophy, educational
theory, and, not least, educational practice in Britain today to
offer a new and challenging response. She takes two major
philosophers (Levinas and Badiou), a major theoretical and
practical question (autonomy versus heteronomy), and a major
feature of contemporary society (religion) and produces a
beautifully clear and insightful argument that will unsettle
assumptions across the field of education and the study of
religion, as well as throwing important new light on the hugely
influential work of Emmanuel Levinas. This book is a must for
educationalists, philosophers, and scholars of
religion."

-- George Pattison, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity,
University of Oxford

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.6.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Journal of Philosophy of Education
• Reihe/Serie: Journal of Philosophy of Education
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Schlagworte: Bildungswesen • Education • Emmanuel, philosophy, education, ethical responsibility, political, theory, Alain Badiou, practice • Philosophie • Philosophie der Bildung u. Erziehung • Philosophy • Philosophy of education • Theorie der Pädagogik • Theorie der Pädagogik • Theory of Education
• ISBN-10: 1-118-31238-4 / 1118312384
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-31238-4 / 9781118312384