Session Information
Session 8B, Philosophy and history of education: not the one without the other (part 2)
Symposium
Time:
2004-09-24
11:00-12:30
Room:
Chair:
David Bridges
Discussant:
David Bridges
Contribution
Longing for an imaginary paradise in the past and the wish to escape in an utopian future can be regarded as two important concepts within educational theory. More specifically, both phenomena play a crucial role in the foundations of a possible critical stance that is cultivated in education. On the one hand, "Paradise" or the "Garden of Eden" are often used as metaphors for childhood in which the child or childhood becomes interpreted as the source of a new beginning. At the other hand, utopia functions as a leitmotiv within e.g. Critical Pedagogy. In La Tentation d'Exister (1956) and Histoire et Utopie (1960) Emil Cioran describes both concepts as illusions, created to avoid suffering from the present. In our paper, we will try to explore the meaning of Cioran's writings for a critical educational theory. More specifically, we will focus on the relationship between poverty and the need for utopian thinking.
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