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Paul Feyerabend and the Pedagogy of Irritation

Karsten Kenklies, Norm Friesen, SEBASTIAN ENGELMANN , Karsten Kenklies

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Peter Lang Publishing Inc
30 April 2024

Philosophy & theory of education; Philosophy of science; Educational material

Series: Paedagogica

Paul Feyerabend was one of the most influential forces that changed the intellectual world in the second half of the 20th century. Based on his intimate knowledge of the history and of the contemporary state of the sciences, his background in philosophy, and his genuine interest in the arts, Feyerabend never missed an opportunity to challenge prevalent views on the sciences and philosophy. Feyerabend’s broad interest in cultural affairs included, of course, questions of education, of the ways people are educated (or: indoctrinated) into scientific beliefs and worldviews. He always was appalled by the ways in which sciences and philosophy are taught as truths and as facts rather than as imperfect, questionable theories or, even better, as practices of searching and philosophizing. His reflections touch on a wide range of pedagogical issues, from questions around the shape of educational theories or the role the sciences play or should play in education to the discussion around educational aims and methods. He proposed a unique and very much enlightening approach that relates him closely to Continental European discussions around Bildung in its broadest sense.

This volume explores some of the different educational perspectives to which Feyerabend’s thoughts make a highly original and creative contribution. In each section, different scholars from across the globe who are experts in the relevant fields of educational debates will present and discuss the way in which Feyerabend challenges prevalent and enriches future pedagogical discussions.

Edited by: Karsten Kenklies, SEBASTIAN ENGELMANN
Series edited by: Karsten Kenklies, Norm Friesen, SEBASTIAN ENGELMANN
Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: 3
Dimensions: Height: 225mm, Width: 150mm,
Weight: 287g
ISBN: 9781636676944
ISBN 10: 1636676944
Series: Paedagogica
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 30 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Karsten Kenklies, Dr. phil., Senior Lecturer at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He was professor at University Duisburg-Essen and University of Jena, research fellow at Tamagawa University, Tokyo. Research and publications in systematic & historical pedagogy in the perspective of an intercultural-comparative History of Ideas. Sebastian Engelmann, Dr. phil, Junior Professor for History and Theory of Education at the University of Education Karlsruhe. He was research assistant at the Universities of Jena and Tübingen. Research and publications in Historical and Systematic Pedagogy, Democracy Education and Progressive Education.