1st Edition

Education as Human Knowledge in the Anthropocene An Anthropological Perspective

By Christoph Wulf Copyright 2022
252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the concepts of the Anthropocene and globalisation in our society and the changes that these are bringing about in education and human learning. The book argues that there needs to be reflexive approach to issues that affect the fate of the planet and the future of humans, brought about by an education that looks to the future. Wulf argues that a change in education and... Read more

Introduction

Part 1: Perfection of the imperfectable

1. The dream of education

2. The pedagogical discourse of modernity

3. The perfection of the individual

4. Anthropological foundations of education

Part 2: Forms of anthropological knowledge

5. Repetition as part of the human condition

6. The productive power of imagination

7. The digitalization of the living world

9. Silent knowledge: iconicity, performativity, and materiality

Part 3: Education in the globalized world

10. Being a "good human": education in Confucianism

11. Spirituality and violence reduction: Indian perspectives

12. Anthropocene: The Age of Humans

13. Peace, cultural diversity, and sustainability as tasks of global education

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Biography

Christoph Wulf is Professor of Anthropology and Education at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.