Mordechai Gordon: 3 books
Existential Philosophy and the Promise of Education
Learning from Myths and Metaphors
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Myths and metaphors share not only an ability to call our attention to aspects of our world of which we were previously unaware, but also a propensity toward symbolic meanings and interpretations. In Existential Philosophy and the Promise of Education: Learning from Myths and Metaphors, Professor...
Hannah Arendt And Education
Renewing Our Common World
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Hannah Arendt And Education: Renewing Our Common World is the first book to bring together a collection of essays on Hannah Arendt and education. The contributors contend that Arendt offers a unique perspective, one which enhances the liberal and critical traditions' call for transforming education...
Humor, Laughter and Human Flourishing
A Philosophical Exploration of the Laughing Animal
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
This book is a philosophical investigation of the significance of humor and laughter, examining its relation to other human phenomena including truth, nihilism, dreams, friendship, intimacy, aesthetic experience, self-transcendence and education. The author addresses the relative neglect of humor...