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Against the Spell of Modern Knowledge: Education as Multiplicity or the Need for Focused Arbitrariness
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Anna Blumsztajn – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2024
Calvino's apology of multiplicity starts with the exposure, revealed by his take on typically modern novels, of some fundamental contradictions underlaying the modern quest for knowledge, which are definitely not alien to our day education. Then, when Calvino goes on to explore how twentieth century literature transcended those difficulties, he…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Theories, Novels, Epistemology