Levinas, Subjectivity, Education : Towards an Ethics of Radical Responsibility

著者名：Strhan, Anna

Wiley-Blackwell（2012/06/12発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781118312391
• eISBN：9781118312377

Description

Levinas, Subjectivity, Education explores how the philosophical writings of Emmanuel Levinas lead us to reassess education and reveals the possibilities of a radical new understanding of ethical and political responsibility.

• Presents an original theoretical interpretation of Emmanuel Levinas that outlines the political significance of his work for contemporary debates on education
• Offers a clear analysis of Levinas’s central philosophical concepts, including the place of religion in his work, demonstrating their relevance for educational theorists
• Examines Alain Badiou’s critique of Levinas’s work
• Considers the practical implications of Levinas’ theories for concrete educational practices and frameworks

Table of Contents

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