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Education, ethics and existence : Camus and the human condition / Peter Roberts, Andrew Gibbons and Richard Heraud.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Educational philosophy and theory special issue book seriesPublisher: London : Routledge, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: viii, 137 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1138852899
  • 9781138852891
Other title:
  • Camus and the human condition
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 370.1 23
LOC classification:
  • PQ2605.A3734
Contents:
1. Introduction: Camus and education / Peter Roberts, Andrew Gibbons and Richard Heraud -- 2. Like a Stone: A happy death and the search for knowledge / Andrew Gibbons -- 3. Beyond Education: Meursault and being ordinary / Andrew Gibbons -- 4. The Stranger: Adventures at zero point / Richard Heraud -- 5. Education and the Face of the Other: Levinas, Camus and (mis)understanding / Peter Roberts -- 6. The Teaching of Tragedy: Narrative and education / Andrew Gibbons -- 7. Tragedy and Teaching: The education of narrative / Andrew Gibbons -- 8. Bridging Literary and Philosophical Genres: Judgement, reflection and education in Camus' The Fall / Peter Roberts -- 9. Teaching, Learning and Ethical Dilemmas: Lessons from Albert Camus / Peter Roberts -- 10. Acceptance, Resistance and Educational Transformation: A Taoist reading of The First Man / Peter Roberts.
Summary: "Best known today for his novels, plays and short stories, but also an accomplished essayist, editor and journalist, Albert Camus was one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century. He has gained widespread recognition for works such as The Stranger, Caligula, The Plague and Exile and the Kingdom. In 1957 Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1960 he was killed in a car accident, aged just 46. Since Camus' untimely death, his work has been engaged by scholars in literature, politics, philosophy and many other fields. This volume is one of the first book-length studies of Camus with a specifically educational focus. Camus' writings raise and address ethical and political questions that resonate strongly with current concerns and debates in educational theory, and the difficulties and dilemmas faced by his characters mirror those encountered by many teachers in school classrooms. This book will appeal to all who wish to consider the connections between education, ethics and the problem of human existence."--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: Camus and education / Peter Roberts, Andrew Gibbons and Richard Heraud -- 2. Like a Stone: A happy death and the search for knowledge / Andrew Gibbons -- 3. Beyond Education: Meursault and being ordinary / Andrew Gibbons -- 4. The Stranger: Adventures at zero point / Richard Heraud -- 5. Education and the Face of the Other: Levinas, Camus and (mis)understanding / Peter Roberts -- 6. The Teaching of Tragedy: Narrative and education / Andrew Gibbons -- 7. Tragedy and Teaching: The education of narrative / Andrew Gibbons -- 8. Bridging Literary and Philosophical Genres: Judgement, reflection and education in Camus' The Fall / Peter Roberts -- 9. Teaching, Learning and Ethical Dilemmas: Lessons from Albert Camus / Peter Roberts -- 10. Acceptance, Resistance and Educational Transformation: A Taoist reading of The First Man / Peter Roberts.

"Best known today for his novels, plays and short stories, but also an accomplished essayist, editor and journalist, Albert Camus was one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century. He has gained widespread recognition for works such as The Stranger, Caligula, The Plague and Exile and the Kingdom. In 1957 Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1960 he was killed in a car accident, aged just 46. Since Camus' untimely death, his work has been engaged by scholars in literature, politics, philosophy and many other fields. This volume is one of the first book-length studies of Camus with a specifically educational focus. Camus' writings raise and address ethical and political questions that resonate strongly with current concerns and debates in educational theory, and the difficulties and dilemmas faced by his characters mirror those encountered by many teachers in school classrooms. This book will appeal to all who wish to consider the connections between education, ethics and the problem of human existence."--Publisher's website.

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