The Vital Work of Philosophy of Education
Author(s):
Torill Strand (presenting / submitting)
Conference:
ECER 2011
Network:
13. Philosophy of Education - Standard submissions
Format:
Paper

Session Information

13 SES 02,

Paper Session

Time:
2011-09-13
15:15-16:45
Room:
J 24/22,1 FL., 30
Chair:
Sharon Todd

Contribution

I here explore the vital work of contemporary philosophers of education through a close reading of the French philosopher Alain Badiou’s way of re-reading Karl Marx’ Theses on Feuerbach (1845). To Badiou, the philosopher is committed to the incommensurable relation between the rules of philosophy and the ordinary rules of life. But what may be the significance of a philosophy of education if there are no common measures between a philosophical situation and ordinary life?

Method

Philosophical analysis

Expected Outcomes

Following Badiou, we may thus say that “philosophy [of education] is not at all a reflection of anything whatsoever. There is philosophy [of education] … because there are paradoxical relations, because there are breaks, decisions, distances, events.” Consequently, we are encouraged to again ask: What may be the task and vital import of a philosophy of education in the symbolic economies of today?

References

Badiou, A. (2010). Second Manifesto for Philosophy. Cambridge: Polity press Badiou, A. (2009a). Logics of Worlds. Being and Event II. London: Continuum Badiou, A. (2009b). Thinking the Event. In: Badiou, A. & Zizek, S.: Philosophy in the Present (pp. 1 – 48). Cambridge: Polity Press Badiou, A. (2006). What is a Philosophical Institution? Or: Address, Transmission, Inscription. Cosmos and History: The Journal of Natural and Social Philosophy, 2 (1-2), 9 - 14 Badiou, A. (2001). Ethics. An Essay on the Understanding of Evil. London: Verso Badiou, A. (1992). Manifesto for Philosophy. New York: State University of New York Press Curren, R. (ed.) (2007). Philosophy of Education. An Anthology. Oxford: Blackwell Marx, K. (1845). Theses on Feuerbach. Retrieved October 2010 from http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/theses/theses.htm Marx, K. (1844). Critique of Hegel’s Philosophy in General. Retrieved October 2010 from http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/manuscripts/hegel.htm Phillips, D. C. (2009). Philosophy of Education. In: Zalta, E. N. (ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2009 Edition). Retrieved October 2010 from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/education-philosophy/ Phillips, D. C. (2010). What is Philosophy of Education? In: Bailey, R., Barrow, R., Carr, D., & McCarthy, C. (eds.). The Sage Handbook of Philosophy of Education (pp. 3 – 19). Los Angeles: Sage Siegel, H. (2008). Philosophy of Education. In: Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved October 2010 from http://www.britannica.com/bps/search?query=philosophy+of+education

Author Information

Torill Strand (presenting / submitting)
University of Oslo
Department of Educational research
Oslo

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