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The (In)vocation of Learning: Heidegger's Education in Thinking
Neufeld, Jonathan
Studies in Philosophy and Education, v31 n1 p61-76 Jan 2012
Emerging research shows that undergraduate students are searching for a deeper meaning in their lives from their university studies. Leading students forth into this kind of meaningful action is the primary responsibility of the Philosopher of Education. This paper describes how such meaningful action can be accomplished by integrating the pedagogical ontology of Martin Heidegger into a course in the history and philosophy of Education. The course challenges students to engage in the cooperative project of what John Sallis calls "world building" by posing strategic questions, designing appropriate content, and demonstrating artful signs. Heidegger expects his students to rethink what it means for them to be a human being. When this identity is transformed, a new calling to think and an invocation to teach that calling can flow from that instruction. This paper describes this kind of instruction in practice by specifically characterizing what a "professor of learning to think" would be.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Educational History, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Thinking Skills, Educational Philosophy, Role of Education
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