Final Jeopardy: Education and the Reality Problem

ISBN-10: 1723354198
ISBN-13: 9781723354199
Series: Final Jeopardy
Pages: 606
Language: English
Published: 2018-07-21
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Author: W. Whitehouse

Description

The Final Jeopardy challenge requires a person to construct the best possible response in relation to the following fundamental problem. What is the truth concerning the nature of one's relationship with Being? To a considerable degree, trying to resolve the foregoing issue gives expression to an essential dimension inherent in the process of seeking to discover the purpose of life. Consequently, one might anticipate that such a theme should also be reflected in the purpose of education.The present volume of the Final Jeopardy series of books explores the nature of the relationship between education and the reality problem from a variety of perspectives. For example, beginning with a review of my own set of experiences involving the process of education and schooling (and schooling and education are not necessarily synonymous with one another), Volume 6 of the Final Jeopardy series of books seeks to critically reflect on a variety of topics that shape, orient, and influence the manner in which education is engaged and understood.Some of the topics explored during this volume are: The life and ideas of John Holt; cognitive development; human nature; the construction of social reality; reason; several landmark court cases involving the evolution v. creationism debate; Noam Chomsky; Sam Harris; propaganda, sovereignty; qualities of a teacher; epistemology; hermeneutical field theory, as well as some rather revolutionary ideas concerning education and the Constitution.