Emma Williams

The Ways We Think

From the Straits of Reason to the Possibilities of Thought

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Produktbeschreibung

The Ways We Think critiques predominant approaches to the development of thinking in education and seeks to offer a new account of thought informed by phenomenology, post-structuralism and the 'ordinary language' philosophical traditions. * Presents an original account of thinking for education and explores how this alternative conception of thought might be translated into the classroom * Explores connections between phenomenology, post-structuralism and ordinary language philosophical traditions * Examines the relevance of language in accounts of how we think * Investigates the philosophical accounts of Gilbert Ryle, Martin Heidegger, John Austin and Jacques Derrida * Draws upon experience of own teaching practice as philosopher-in-residence

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons / Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 363g
• ISBN-13: 9781119129561
• ISBN-10: 1119129567
• Artikelnr.: 42999333

Autorenporträt

Emma Williams is Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Studies, University of Warwick. She was previously Philosopher-in-Residence at Rugby School, where she taught Philosophy across the curriculum and helped develop interdisciplinary courses for the new A Level Qualification: The Extended Project. She has a background in Philosophy, particularly Post-Kantian European Philosophy, and the Philosophy of Education. Her work explores the themes of language, rationality and subjectivity within the context of education.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface vii Acknowledgements xi 1 Today's Thinking: Following the Lines of
Rationalism 1 2 A Brief Detour: 'Authentic' and 'Poetic' Thinking 42 3
'Ahead of All Beaten Tracks': Ryle, Heidegger, and the Ways of Thinking 58
4 A Way Beyond: Thinking Responsibly with Heidegger 89 5 Following the
Sign: Derrida and the Language of Thought 127 6 Out of the Ordinary:
Incorporating Limits with Derrida and Austin 158 7 The Way Before the Way
Before: Crossing Paths with Heidegger and Derrida 189 8 A Weaving of the
Ways: The Open Possibilities of Thought 220 Bibliography 247 Index 253