Dewey and Eros
Wisdom and Desire in the Art of Teaching
Published on 1. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8077-3624-1 (ISBN)
Description
"We become what we love", states Jim Garrison. This provocative examination of what motivates us to teach and to learn begins with the idea of education of eros (or passionate desire), "the supreme aim of education" as the author puts it, and how that desire results in a practical wisdom that guides us in recognizing what is essentially good or valuable. Then the author weaves these threads of ancient thought into a critical analysis of John Dewey's writings that reveal an implicit theory of eros in reasoning, and the central importance of educating eros to seek "the good" in Dewey's philosophy of education.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
notes, references
ISBN-13
978-0-8077-3624-1 (9780807736241)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Plato's Symposium - eros, the beautiful and the good; feminist reflections on the expansive self - sympathy, care and community; play-doh, poetry and "ethereal things"; the aesthetic background of inquiry and the teachable moment; the education of eros - critical and creative value appraisal; teaching and the logic of moral audience; epilogue.