
Love and Compassion
Exploring Their Role in Education
John P. Miller(Author)
University of Toronto Press
Published on 11. January 2018
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-4875-0331-4 (ISBN)
Description
Academics often speak about love for their subject, mathematicians discuss their love for figures and numbers, and elementary school teachers speak about their love of children. As multidimensional as love is, it is often a taboo subject relative to teachers and students. In Love and Compassion, John P. Miller explores different forms of love, including self-love, the love of others, compassion, the love of learning, and cosmic love, and how these dimensions of love have the potential to improve education.
Love and Compassion is both a practical and conceptual work, and will interest those involved in the study and practise of holistic and contemplative education. In addition to the seven dimensions of love, Miller's evaluation includes nonviolent action, the love of beauty, and how they are crucial to the practise of teaching.
Love and Compassion is both a practical and conceptual work, and will interest those involved in the study and practise of holistic and contemplative education. In addition to the seven dimensions of love, Miller's evaluation includes nonviolent action, the love of beauty, and how they are crucial to the practise of teaching.
Reviews / Votes
"Miller's text should inspire educators at all levels to consider the role of love and compassion in their work."- J. F. Heberle (Choice Vol 55:12: August 2018)
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-0331-4 (9781487503314)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John P. Miller is a professor in the Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning at the University of Toronto.
Content
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Thomas Moore
Love: An Introduction
Self-Love
Personal Love
Impartial Love: Compassion
Love of Learning
Love of Beauty
Love as Nonviolence
The Gift of Presence
Eros
Love and Education
Foreword by Thomas Moore
Love: An Introduction
Self-Love
Personal Love
Impartial Love: Compassion
Love of Learning
Love of Beauty
Love as Nonviolence
The Gift of Presence
Eros
Love and Education