Education as Human Knowledge in the Anthropocene

This book examines the concepts of the Anthropocene and globalisation in our society and the changes that these are bringing about in education and human learning.

Autorentext

Christoph Wulf is Professor of Anthropology and Education at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Inhalt

Introduction. Part 1: Perfection of the imperfectable. 1. The dream of education. 2. The pedagogical discourse of modernity. 3. The perfection of the individual . 4. Anthropological foundations of education Part 2: Forms of anthropological knowledge. 5. Repetition as part of the human condition. 6. The productive power of imagination. 7. The digitalization of the living world. 8. Silent knowledge: iconicity, performativity, and materiality Part 3: Education in the globalized world. 9.** Being a "good human": education in Confucianism. 10. Spirituality and violence reduction: Indian perspectives. 11. Anthropocene: The Age of Humans. 12. Peace, cultural diversity, and sustainability as tasks of global education.