Education for a Free Society

Paul Feyerabend was one of the most influential forces that changed the intellectual world in the second half of the 20th century. This volume explores some of the different educational perspectives to which Feyerabend's thoughts make a highly original and creative contribution.

Autorentext

Karsten Kenklies, Dr. phil., Senior Lecturer at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He was professor at University Duisburg-Essen and University of Jena, research fellow at Tamagawa University, Tokyo. Research and publications in systematic & historical pedagogy in the perspective of an intercultural-comparative History of Ideas. Sebastian Engelmann, Dr. phil, Junior Professor for History and Theory of Education at the University of Education Karlsruhe. He was research assistant at the Universities of Jena and Tübingen. Research and publications in Historical and Systematic Pedagogy, Democracy Education and Progressive Education.

Inhalt

Dedication Acknowledgements Kenklies/ Engelmann: Feyerabend and the Pedagogy of Irritation. An Introduction Irritations - Paul Feyerabend in Education Studies Hemetsberger: Theoretical bystander. Paul Feyerabend's reception in publications on education Kenklies: Limitations of Abundance? The Role of Concepts in Pedagogical Discourse Inclusions - Feyerabend and Science Pedagogy Essex: Feyerabend's Inclusive Pluralism. The Relevance of Approaches to Science for Inclusive Educational Practice Garcia da Silva Oliveira: Feyerabend's View of Science Education. Critical Thinking and the Proficiency Approach Ferreira Souza Queiroz/ Garcia da Silva Oliveira: The place of scientific errors in Feyerabend's proposal of a pluralistic education Performances - Feyerabend and Pedagogical Practice Frimberger: The Tyranny of Truth and the Preservation of Human Happiness (à la Bertolt Brecht and Paul Feyerabend) Shaw: Feyerabend on Education, Professionalization, and Intellectual Pollution Robertson/ Chen/ Prajapati: The Staged Cage? Education, reality and "illusions" of freedom: A Dialogue