Education Between Speech and Writing - Crossing the Boundaries of Dao and Deconstruction

List of contents

Acknowledgements Prologue: Seeing is Believing? 1. Thinking Education Through the Spoken and the Written Word 2. Chinese Graphocentrism: A Search through Texts 3. Graphocentric Education: The Cultivation of the Writing Subject 4. The Paradox of Graphocentrism: Dao-Logocentrism 5. Post-Graphocentrism: dao-deconstruction 6. Post-Graphocentric Education Epilogue: Playing the Word References

About the author

Ruyu Hung is Professor of Education of Philosophy at National Chiayi University, Taiwan.

Summary

This unique book explores how graphocentrism affects Chinese education and culture. It moves away from the contemporary educational practices in China of following the Western model of phonocentrism, to demonstrate that each perspective interacts and counteracts with each other, creating a dialogue between Eastern and Western thought.

Product details

• Authors: Ruyu Hung, Ruyu (National Chiayi University Hung
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138846388
• ISBN: 978-1-138-84638-8
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Education; New Directions in the Philosophy of Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > Miscellaneous; China, EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, EDUCATION / Comparative, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Oriental & Indian philosophy, East Asian religions, Oriental Religions