Teaching for Wisdom

Cross-cultural Perspectives on Fostering Wisdom
Softcover Nachdruck of hardcover 1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-90-481-7660-1
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 382 g

This book examines if it is possible to teach wisdom. It considers how people at different times and places have engaged the age-old question of how (or whether) we can learn to live a good life, and what that life is like. Offering a range of perspectives, coverage considers Greek and Confucian philosophy; Christian, Islamic and Buddhist religion; African tradition, as well as contemporary scientific approaches to the study of wisdom.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Potworowski, Georges

Ferrari, Michel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Philosophie der Erziehung, Bildungstheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Interkulturelle Philosophie, Weltphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Fostering Wisdom as Expertise.- Fostering Wisdom: A Psychological Perspective.- Teaching for Wisdom Through History: Infusing Wise Thinking Skills in the School Curriculum.- The Cultivation of Character Strengths.- Wisdom in Elementary School.- Master Zhu’s Wisdom.- Teaching for Wisdom as Personal Transformation.- Wisdom and Learning to Be Wise in Chinese Mahayana Buddhism.- Beginner’s Mind: Paths to the Wisdom that is Not Learned.- Ascending to Wisdom: A Christian Pedagogy.- Learning from Wise People.- The Wisdom of Plato’s Phaedo.- Can Wisdom Be Taught? Kant, Sage Philosophy, and Ethnographic Reflections from the Swahili Coast.- Conclusion.- Developing Expert and Transformative Wisdom: Can Either Be Taught in Public Schools?.- Sophia’s World: Episodes from the History of Wisdom.