Education in a Cultural War Era
Thinking Philosophically about the Practice of Cancelling
Seiten
2022
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-10366-2 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-10366-2 (ISBN)
This book investigates the phenomenon of cancelling historically as well as how it became an issue recently. It presents compelling philosophical arguments against the practice of cancelling and highlights various educational dangers and risks that emerge from this practice and deserve our attention.
In the past couple of years, much has been said and written in the media about the notion of "cancel culture" and the way in which various celebrities, journalists, politicians, ideas, and monuments have been cancelled. Yet, the conversations taking place on this issue have been largely uninformed, lacking intellectual rigor, and devoid of the historical and cultural context that could help make the contested debates more enlightening. Mordechai Gordon investigates the phenomenon of cancelling historically as well as how it became an issue recently. The book presents some compelling philosophical arguments against the practice of cancelling and highlights various educational dangers and risks that emerge from this practice and deserve our attention.
In the past couple of years, much has been said and written in the media about the notion of "cancel culture" and the way in which various celebrities, journalists, politicians, ideas, and monuments have been cancelled. Yet, the conversations taking place on this issue have been largely uninformed, lacking intellectual rigor, and devoid of the historical and cultural context that could help make the contested debates more enlightening. Mordechai Gordon investigates the phenomenon of cancelling historically as well as how it became an issue recently. The book presents some compelling philosophical arguments against the practice of cancelling and highlights various educational dangers and risks that emerge from this practice and deserve our attention.
Mordechai Gordon is Professor of Education at Quinnipiac University, USA.
Introduction; 1 The Contested Debate over the Meaning and Value of Cancel Culture; 2I Socrates, Spinoza, and other Cancelled Thinkers; 3 Cancelling during the McCarthy era; 4 Philosophical Arguments against Cancelling and Restricting Speech; 5 When is Cancelling Warranted?; 6 The Educational Dangers and Risks of Cancelling; 7 Education for Open-Mindedness
| Erscheinungsdatum | 21.04.2022 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 312 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-10366-3 / 1032103663 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-10366-2 / 9781032103662 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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