Anna Strhan

Levinas, Subjectivity, Education

Towards an Ethics of Radical Responsibility

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Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Journal of Philosophy of Education .
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 302g
• ISBN-13: 9781118312391
• ISBN-10: 1118312392
• Artikelnr.: 36027931

Autorenporträt

Anna Strhan is Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Kent, where she is researching the formation of religious subjectivities in contemporary British society. With a background in philosophy of education, cultural sociology, and religious studies, Strhan's work explores relationships between knowledge, meaning, embodiment and ethics in modern societies.

Inhaltsangabe

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

Rezensionen

"In her new book on Levinas, Subjectivity, Education, Anna Strhan perceptively notes that 'Decreasing participation in institutional religions combined with the increased visibility of religion in the public sphere are together leading to wider religious illiteracy and poor quality public discourse on religion'. This is the fundamental challenge addressed in the book, and she draws on contemporary continental philosophy, educational theory, and, not least, educational practice in Britain today to offer a new and challenging response. She takes two major philosophers (Levinas and Badiou), a major theoretical and practical question (autonomy versus heteronomy), and a major feature of contemporary society (religion) and produces a beautifully clear and insightful argument that will unsettle assumptions across the field of education and the study of religion, as well as throwing important new light on the hugely influential work of Emmanuel Levinas. This book is a must for educationalists, philosophers, and scholars of religion."
-- George Pattison, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, University of Oxford