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ERIC Number: EJ1289324
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1857
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Persuasion as Tool of Education: The Wittgensteinian Case
Persichetti, Alessio
Educational Philosophy and Theory, v53 n6 p624-633 2021
In this paper, I aim to explore what role persuasion plays in the early education of children. Advocating Wittgenstein, I claim that persuasion involves imparting to a pupil about a particular world-picture ("Weltbild") by showing rather than explaining. This because we cannot introduce a child to the hinges of a world-picture through a discursive argument. I will employ the remarks of Wittgenstein in "On Certainty" (1969) (OC) to define what persuasion ("Überredung") is. I will make use of the notes regarding seeing-an-aspect from the "Philosophical" Investigations (2009) to clarify such a notion. Afterwards, I will contextualise this in early-childhood education and conclude providing some examples of how persuasion solidifies hinges.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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