Education, Crisis and Philosophy - Ubuntu Within Higher Education

This book brings together a discussion of educational philosophy, nihilism and humanity to rethink education in times of crisis, with a particular focus on teaching and learning in universities.

List of contents

1. Education reconsidered during turbulent times. 2. Education and the cultivation of humanity. 3. Deepening of crises and their implications for human living: In defence of global justice. 4. On the crisis of education: The explosion of online education. 5. Can philosophical thinking enhance educational encounters? 6. Can a spiritual life impede an educational crisis? 7. Does a concept of community offer a way to counteract a crisis? 8. Revisiting democratic citizenship education as a riposte to an educational crisis. 9. Against boredom: Cultivating a blissful academic space for happiness. 10. Reconsidering ubuntu: Towards an ethic of human flourishing that is "human, all too human".

About the author

Yusef Waghid is distinguished professor of philosophy of education at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He is the author of Towards a philosophy of caring in higher education: pedagogy and nuances of care (Palgrave-MacMillan, 2019).

Summary

This book brings together a discussion of educational philosophy, nihilism and humanity to rethink education in times of crisis, with a particular focus on teaching and learning in universities.

Product details

• Authors: Yusef Waghid, Yusef (Stellenbosch University Waghid, Waghid Yusef
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032218564
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3221856-4
• No. of pages: 134
• Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher