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ERIC Number: EJ679057
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-3746
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Heidegger and Nietzsche; the Question of Value and Nihilism in Relation to Education.
Irwin, Ruth
Studies in Philosophy and Education, v22n3-4 p227-244 Jul 2003
This paper is a philosophical analysis of Heidegger and Nietzsche's approach to metaphysics and the associated problems of nihilism. Discusses the two philosophers offer a critique of Humanism while upholding education as the wellspring of values in society. Concludes that ethical evaluation of new forms of knowledge is crucial to human development. Contains 39 references. (MZ)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Continuity, Educational Philosophy, Individual Development, Individualism, Philosophy, Self Actualization, Two Year Colleges, World Views
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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