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Educational Philosophy and Post-Apocalyptical Survival An Educational Philosophy and Theory Reader Volume XIV
This collection concerns educational philosophy and post-apocalyptical survival. This 14th volume in the Editor's Choice series provides insights into the philosophy of education as it relates to the concepts of civilizational collapse, discourses of decline, educating for survival amid climate emergency, cultural apocalypse and the pandemic. It is based on a series of editorials and articles published in the Educational Philosophy and Theory journal through its 55-year history. The articles, written by Editor Michael Peters and colleagues, explore the concept of global apocalypse from the educational philosophy lens. It will be of interest to scholars in philosophy of education and anyone who is working in the field of post-apocalyptic studies.
Introduction: Global Apocalypse: Educational Philosophy and Post-apocalyptical Survival
Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley
1. Western civilization 101
Michael A. Peters
2. Civilizational collapse, eschatological narratives and apocalyptic philosophy
Michael A. Peters
3. ‘Declinism’ and discourses of decline - the end of the war in Afghanistan and the limits of American power
Michael A. Peters
4. Russian apocalypse, Christian fascism and the dangers of a limited nuclear war
Michael A. Peters
5. The threat of nuclear war: Peace studies in an apocalyptic age
Michael A. Peters
6. Life and death in the Anthropocene: Educating for survival amid climate and ecosystem changes and potential civilisation collapse
Tina Besley and Michael A. Peters
7. Education for ecological democracy
Michael A. Peters
8. Citizen science and post-normal science in a posttruth era: Democratising knowledge; socialising responsibility
Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley
9. Cultural Apocalypse, Western colonial domination and ‘the End of the World’
Michael A Peters, Chengbing Wang, Carl Mika and Steve Fuller
10. The coming pandemic era
Michael A. Peters
11. The Armageddon Club: education for the future of humanity
Michael A. Peters
12. Educational philosophy and post-apocalyptic survival
Michael A. Peters
13. Postscript: Zombie Education and Culture in the Global Apocalypse: Pedagogies of the Walking Dead
Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley
Biography
Michael A. Peters is Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University and Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois. He is the Executive Editor of the journal Educational Philosophy and Theory. His interests are in education, philosophy and social policy, and he is the author of over 100 books, including The Chinese Dream: Educating the Future (2019), Wittgenstein, Education and Rationality (2020) and Wittgenstein: Antifoundationalism, Technoscience and Education (2020).
Tina Besley is Distinguished Professor at the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University. She is the Founding President of the Association for Visual Pedagogies, Past President of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia and honoured as a Fellow of both learned societies. She has published over 30 books and monographs and numerous journal articles. Currently, she is Editor and Project Manager for PESA Agora and Associate Editor of Educational Philosophy and Theory and the Beijing International Review of Education.
