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Thornton, Simone – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2019
The struggle to become lucid is at the heart of The Myth of Sisyphus. To understand the absurd is to understand that the fit between our conception of the world and the world itself is fraught with uncertainty; lucidity is the elucidation of the absurd. To be lucid is to revolt against the type of certainty that leads to suffering; to revolt…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Role of Education, Educational Philosophy, Moral Development
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Xudong, Zhu; Li, Jian – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2020
In the current global push to examine the diverse and complex approach in which classroom culture contributes to the shaping of students' learning cultural identity. Classroom culture plays a fundamental role in constructing students' learning competencies, perceptions and behaviors. Thus, this study conceptualizes and contextualizes a collective…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Learning Theories, Individualism, Collectivism
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Bauer, Walter – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2003
The author argues that a continued analysis of the relationship between "Bildung" and democracy only makes sense when referring back to the "classic" intention of understanding "Bildung" as creative, critical and transformative processes which change the relationship of self and world in conjunction with a changing social and material environment.…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Learning Theories, Democracy, Individual Development