Strhan Levinas, Subjectivity, Education

Towards an Ethics of Radical Responsibility
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-31237-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Journal of Philosophy of Education

Levinas, Subjectivity, Education explores how thephilosophical writings of Emmanuel Levinas lead us to reassesseducation and reveals the possibilities of a radical newunderstanding of ethical and political responsibility.

* Presents an original theoretical interpretation of EmmanuelLevinas that outlines the political significance of his work forcontemporary debates on education

* Offers a clear analysis of Levinas's centralphilosophical concepts, including the place of religion in hiswork, demonstrating their relevance for educational theorists

* Examines Alain Badiou's critique of Levinas'swork

* Considers the practical implications of Levinas' theoriesfor concrete educational practices and frameworks

Autoren/Hrsg.

Strhan, Anna

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Anna Strhan is Lecturer in Religious Studies at theUniversity of Kent, where she is researching the formation ofreligious subjectivities in contemporary British society. With abackground in philosophy of education, cultural sociology, andreligious studies, Strhan's work explores relationshipsbetween knowledge, meaning, embodiment and ethics in modernsocieties.