Facing Epistemic Uncertainty - Characteristics, possibilities, and limitations of a dynamic discursive approach to philosophy of education (Paperback)

Increasing doubts over the narratives that traditionally served to legitimize the tasks and possibilities of societal institutions - such as science - have also called into question the significance of philosophy to educational thinking. Related debates largely concern epistemological issues, i.e. issues regarding the nature and status of (scientific) knowledge. This dissertation takes as its starting point the nowadays hardly controversial idea that all knowledge is to a certain extent 'uncertain'. The questions addressed are how this 'epistemic uncertainty'may be intelligibly understood, and what consequences can be drawn from such an understanding for the tasks and possibilities of philosophy of education as an academic discipline. In response to antifoundationalist as well as fallibilist authors, the author develops a discursive contextualist approach to epistemology that gives way to a philosophy of education that has both critical-reflective and theoretical-constructive potential, as is illustrated in relation to the educational issue of dealing with 'students at risk'.

General

Imprint:	Vossiuspers UvA
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	AUP Dissertation Series
Release date:	September 2012
Authors:	Roel Goor
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-90-5629-720-6
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General Promotions
LSN:	90-5629-720-1
Barcode:	9789056297206

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