Education - Philosophy & Social Aspects, Faith, Faith and Reason, Religion, Philosophy of, Characteristics & Qualities - Self-Improvement, Education, Philosophy of
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Overview
"Reading the history of education and curriculum thought through the crisis of modernity marked by the "death of God," the "disenchantment of the world," and the disintegration of the human subject, the author describes our current spiritual situation and its problems. Central is an examination of the contemporary critique of reason, its growing indictment as the source of present woes, particularly given that the heart of the West has been its relentless pursuit of reason and an unwavering faith in it as humanity's hope for achieving the good, the true, and the beautiful. The inquiry is made toward an understanding of the project of education, as the guardian of reason and the avenue through which human faith in reason is expressed, and the crisis in which this project, too, has culminated. The possibility is set forth of redeeming reason and reclaiming education as the upward journey of the soul in search of the good, the true, and the beautiful."--BOOK JACKET.Editorials
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Quinn (education studies, Adelphi U.) teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in curriculum theory, social studies, literature, and the arts; her research interests lie primarily in the spiritual critique of education within the context of social justice. She contends that the Western concept of reason has lost its soul, with the result being "a dismissal of the spiritual, a crisis of the imagination, a loss of the poetic, and an absence of depth" (from the foreword). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
January 28, 2001
Publisher
New York : P. Lang, c2001.
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780820441047