Education, Crisis and Philosophy

Ubuntu within Higher Education

Yusef Waghid (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)

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Routledge
29 January 2024

Philosophy & theory of education; Higher & further education, tertiary education

Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Education

This book brings together a discussion of educational philosophy, nihilism and humanity to rethink education in times of crisis, with a particular focus on teaching and learning in universities.

The book argues that an educational crisis manifests when the value of academic institutions come under attack, looking closely at how higher education practices have been devalued. The book is situated in the context of three intertwined crises; the coronavirus pandemic, economic decline resulting in poverty and unemployment, and the crisis of human migration. It questions what the role of education is, or ought to be, in times of crisis and how our humanity ought to be cultivated during such turbulent times.

This novel and timely text will be of great interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the fields of educational philosophy, higher education and international education.

By: Yusef Waghid (Stellenbosch University South Africa)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032218564
ISBN 10: 1032218568
Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Education
Pages: 134
Publication Date: 29 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"1. Education reconsidered during turbulent times. 2. Education and the cultivation of humanity. 3. Deepening of crises and their implications for human living: In defence of global justice. 4. On the crisis of education: The explosion of online education. 5. Can philosophical thinking enhance educational encounters? 6. Can a spiritual life impede an educational crisis? 7. Does a concept of community offer a way to counteract a crisis? 8. Revisiting democratic citizenship education as a riposte to an educational crisis. 9. Against boredom: Cultivating a blissful academic space for happiness. 10. Reconsidering ubuntu: Towards an ethic of human flourishing that is ""human, all too human""."

Yusef Waghid is distinguished professor of philosophy of education at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. He is the author of Towards a philosophy of caring in higher education: pedagogy and nuances of care (Palgrave-MacMillan, 2019).