Education in an age of nihilism
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Education in an age of nihilism
RoutledgeFalmer, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-235) and index
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ISBN 9780750710169
Description
This book addresses concerns about educational and moral standards in a world increasingly characterised by nihilism. On the one hand there is widespread anxiety that standards are falling; on the other, new machinery of accountability and inspection to show that they are not. The authors in this book state that we cannot avoid nihilism if we are simply laissez-faire about values, neither can we reduce them to standards of performance, nor must we return to traditional values. They state that we need to create a new set of values based on a critical assessment of contemporary practice in the light of a number of philosophical texts that address the question of nihilism, including the work of Nietzsche.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Working Without Values
- Chapter 1 Education Without Risk
- Chapter 2 Life Skills, Teaching Skills
- Chapter 3 Choice, Narrative and Work
- Chapter 4 Education and the Last Man
- Part 2 Overcoming Nihilism
- Chapter 5 Nihilism, Nietzsche and Education
- Chapter 6 Our Most Holy Duty
- Chapter 7 Apollo and Dionysos
- Chapter 8 Beyond Pain and Pleasure
- Part 3 Raising Standards
- Chapter 9 Solitude, Silence, Listening
- Chapter 10 The Courage for Immorality
- Chapter 11 On Having Educative Relationships With One's Pupils
- Chapter 12 Taking Ignorance Seriously
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: pbk ISBN 9780750710176
Description
This book addresses concerns about educational and moral standards in a world increasingly characterised by nihilism. On the one hand there is widespread anxiety that standards are falling; on the other, new machinery of accountability and inspection to show that they are not. The authors in this book state that we cannot avoid nihilism if we are simply laissez-faire about values, neither can we reduce them to standards of performance, nor must we return to traditional values. They state that we need to create a new set of values based on a critical assessment of contemporary practice in the light of a number of philosophical texts that address the question of nihilism, including the work of Nietzsche.
Table of Contents
Part I: Working Without Values 1. Education Without Risk 2. Life Skills, Teaching Skills 3. Choice, Narrative and Work 4. Education and the Last Man Part II: Overcoming Nihilism 5. Nihilism, Nietzsche and Education 6. Our Most Holy Duty: Language and Literacy 7. Apollo and Dionysos 8. Beyond Pain and Pleasure: Affirmative Ethics and Integrity Part III: Raising Standards 9. Solitude, Silence and Listening 10. The Courage of Immorality 11. On Having Educative Relationships With One's Pupils 12. Taking Ignorance Seriously
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