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Thinking, Childhood, and Time: Contemporary Perspectives on the
Politics of Education is an interdisciplinary exploration of the
notion of childhood and its place in a philosophical education.
Contributors consider children's experiences of time, space,
embodiment, and thinking. By acknowledging Hannah Arendt's notion
that every child brings a new beginning into the world, they
address the question of how educators can be more responsive to the
Otherness that childhood offers, while assuming that most
educational models follow either a chronological model of child
development or view children as human beings that are lacking. This
book explores childhood as a philosophical concept in children,
adults, and even beyond human beings-Childhood as a (forgotten)
dimension of the world. Contributors also argue that a pedagogy
that does not aim for an "exodus of childhood," but rather responds
to the arrival of a new human being responsibly (dialogically),
fosters a deeper appreciation of the newness that children bring in
order to sensitize us for our own Childhood as adults as well and
allow us to welcome other forms of childhood in the world. As a
whole, this book argues that the experience of natality, such as
the beginning of life, is not chronologically determined, but
rather can occur more than once in a human life and beyond.
Scholars of philosophy, education, psychology, and childhood
studies will find this book particularly useful.
This edited work is spurred by the 30-year anniversary of the
groundbreaking work by Paul Ricoeur, Lectures on Ideology and
Utopia (1986)-and the 40-year anniversary of the original lectures
(1975). Ricoeur took these concepts that continue to be enormously
important in social and political analysis and connected them in a
uniquely intricate dance. The ensuing interplay of these concepts
provides a framework for a more deft and subtle evaluation than is
common. Little has been done to engage Ricoeur's skill in
interpreting ideology and utopia or their creative tension, perhaps
due to his significant contributions in other areas. When one
combines Ricoeur's intricate analyses of ideology and utopia,
however, with his contributions in other areas of philosophy such
as hermeneutics, anthropology, embodiment, and philosophy of
religion, one has fertile grounds for reflection in many
directions. The essays in this book draw on these resources not
only to engage the strengths and weaknesses of Ricoeur's original
work, but they also expand his understanding in creative new
directions such as the social imaginary, embodiment, gender theory,
immigration, and extremist political rhetoric. The text will bring
to the fore how this aspect of Ricoeur's work has significance for
the wider twenty-first century political landscape. Just as his
original work, this book provides much-needed resources for
critique of each term, along with their relationship to one
another, while recognizing the positive dimension of their
function.
This edited work is spurred by the 30-year anniversary of the
groundbreaking work by Paul Ricoeur, Lectures on Ideology and
Utopia (1986)-and the 40-year anniversary of the original lectures
(1975). Ricoeur took these concepts that continue to be enormously
important in social and political analysis and connected them in a
uniquely intricate dance. The ensuing interplay of these concepts
provides a framework for a more deft and subtle evaluation than is
common. Little has been done to engage Ricoeur's skill in
interpreting ideology and utopia or their creative tension, perhaps
due to his significant contributions in other areas. When one
combines Ricoeur's intricate analyses of ideology and utopia,
however, with his contributions in other areas of philosophy such
as hermeneutics, anthropology, embodiment, and philosophy of
religion, one has fertile grounds for reflection in many
directions. The essays in this book draw on these resources not
only to engage the strengths and weaknesses of Ricoeur's original
work, but they also expand his understanding in creative new
directions such as the social imaginary, embodiment, gender theory,
immigration, and extremist political rhetoric. The text will bring
to the fore how this aspect of Ricoeur's work has significance for
the wider twenty-first century political landscape. Just as his
original work, this book provides much-needed resources for
critique of each term, along with their relationship to one
another, while recognizing the positive dimension of their
function.
Poetics, Praxis and Critique: Paul Ricoeur in the Age of
Hermeneutical Reason addresses contemporary problems of justice,
the recognition of disabled persons, the role of imagination in
political judgment, the need for religious hospitality and carnal
hermeneutics. The essays in this volume are a testament to the
power of hermeneutical reason. Following Paul Ricoeur's style of
philosophizing, they explore innovative solutions to pressing
issues of our time. Individually, these essays advance new
perspectives on the anthropological presuppositions behind the
requirement of justice, the role played by convictions and beliefs
in pluralistic contexts, and the place of a post-critical religious
faith. Together, they demonstrate the value of a hermeneutical mode
of reasoning in an age in which conflicts, tensions and violence
abound. Their thoughtful engagement with current challenges attests
to this volume's conviction that we, with others, have the ability
to intervene in the course of the world to the benefit of all.
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