Viktor Johansson
Viktor Johansson is a Senior Lecturer at Södertörn University, where he is teaching early childhood education. His research in philosophy of education is focused on children’s literature, and the ethics and aesthetics of education. He has currently published two monographs, Filosofi i tidig barndom – Omedelbarhetens pedagogik (Gleerups, 2019) and Literature and Philosophical Play in Early Childhood Education (Routledge, 2019).
Subjects: Education, Literature, Philosophy
Education
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Phd, Stockholm University, 2013
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Childhood, Literature, Children's Literature, Wittgenstein, Stanley Cavell, Existentialism
Personal Interests
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Indigenous Philosophy, Indigenous Education, Intercultural Philosophy, Intercultural Education
Websites
Books
Articles
Killing the Buddha: Towards a Heretical Philosophy of Learning
Published: Jan 01, 2018 by Educational Philosophy and Theory
Authors: Viktor Johansson
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Education, Philosophy
This article explores how different philosophical models and pictures of learning can become dogmatic and disguise other conceptions of learning.
Unserious but Serious Pilgrimages: What Educational Philosophy can learn about Fiction and Reality from Children’s Artful Play
Published: Nov 01, 2017 by Educational Theory
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Subjects:
Education, Literature, Philosophy
What happens if we think of children's play as a form of great art that we turn to and return to for inspiration, for education? If we can see play as art, then what and how can we learn from children's play or from playing with them? What can philosophy, or philosophers, learn from children's play? In this essay Viktor Johansson gives examples of what and when children can teach philosophers through play.