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This book explicitly unites the concepts of higher education and
love to examine how these concepts are mutually compatible. As the
world of higher education moves towards the metrics of value, and
the worth of knowledge becomes more valued in its use rather than
its discovery, a crisis brews. If higher education is to contribute
to the wellbeing of the self and of others, then the institution
needs to be radically reviewed to see if, and how, love contributes
to higher education within and beyond its walls. This book
addresses the core question of what would the university might be
like, today and into the future, if the timeless notion of love was
the basis of its educative process, notwithstanding the material
artefacts the university helps to create, but also as a way of
framing approaches to higher education.
This book brings together Steiner's philosophical, biodynamic and
cultural contributions to education, where 'spirit' and 'soul' are
the creative elements in human evolution. His thought is applied to
selected examples of innovative artistic practice and pedagogy of
the present. This volume is intended for researchers in the arts
and education with an interest in Rudolf Steiner's huge influence
on educational thought and policy.This is an urgent point in time
to reflect on the role of arts in education and what it might mean
for our souls. An accessible yet scholarly study of
interdisciplinarity, imagination and creativity is of critical
widespread interest now, when arts education in many countries is
threatened with near-extinction.
This book brings together Steiner's philosophical, biodynamic and
cultural contributions to education, where 'spirit' and 'soul' are
the creative elements in human evolution. His thought is applied to
selected examples of innovative artistic practice and pedagogy of
the present. This volume is intended for researchers in the arts
and education with an interest in Rudolf Steiner's huge influence
on educational thought and policy.This is an urgent point in time
to reflect on the role of arts in education and what it might mean
for our souls. An accessible yet scholarly study of
interdisciplinarity, imagination and creativity is of critical
widespread interest now, when arts education in many countries is
threatened with near-extinction.
This book explicitly unites the concepts of higher education and
love to examine how these concepts are mutually compatible. As the
world of higher education moves towards the metrics of value, and
the worth of knowledge becomes more valued in its use rather than
its discovery, a crisis brews. If higher education is to contribute
to the wellbeing of the self and of others, then the institution
needs to be radically reviewed to see if, and how, love contributes
to higher education within and beyond its walls. This book
addresses the core question of what would the university might be
like, today and into the future, if the timeless notion of love was
the basis of its educative process, notwithstanding the material
artefacts the university helps to create, but also as a way of
framing approaches to higher education.
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Duck (Paperback)
Victoria De Rijke
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R455
Discovery Miles 4 550
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The squat, noisy duck occupies a prominent role in the human
cultural imagination, as evidenced by everything from the rubber
duck of childhood baths to the flying ducks on living room walls.
With "Duck", Victoria de Rijke explores the universality of this
quacking bird through the course of human culture and history. From
the Eider duck to the Brazilian teal to the familiar mallard, duck
species are richly diverse, and de Rijke offers a comprehensive
overview of their evolutionary history. She explores the numerous
roles that the duck plays in literature, art, and religion
including the Hebrew belief that ducks represent immortality, and
the Finnish myth that the universe was hatched from a duck's egg.
This book also highlights the significant role humour has always
played in human imaginings of duck life, such as the Topographia
Hibernia, a twelfth-century tome contending that ducks originated
as growths on tree trunks washed up on a beach. But we also learn
about the bird's role in everyday life as well, from food dishes to
jokes to beloved animated characters such as Daffy Duck and Donald
Duck. "Duck" is an entertaining account of a bird whose distinctive
silhouette is known the world over.
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