Philosophy East / West : Exploring Intersections between Educational and Contemplative Practices

Philosophy East / West : Exploring Intersections between Educational and Contemplative Practices / Oren Ergas, Sharon Todd.

Philosophy East/West showcases new scholarship in the philosophy of education and contemplative studies, paying particular attention to the intersection of mindfulness, evidence-based science, and wisdom traditions.-Moves beyond simplistic explanations of "Eastern" and "Western"...

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Other Authors: Ergas, Oren (Editor), Todd, Sharon (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell, 2015.
Edition:1st
Series:Journal of Philosophy of Education
Subjects:
Education > Philosophy.
Philosophy, Comparative.
Contemplation.
PHILOSOPHY > History & Surveys > General.
Contemplation
Education > Philosophy
Philosophy, Comparative
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Table of Contents:
  • Notes on Contributors vii Introduction 1 Sharon Todd and Oren Ergas 1 On the Contemporary Applications of Mindfulness: Some Implications for Education 9 Terry Hyland 2 Contemplative Pedagogy and Mindfulness: Developing Creative Attention in an Age of Distraction 29 Aislinn O'Donnell 3 The Deeper Teachings of Mindfulness-Based 'Interventions' as a Reconstruction of 'Education' 47 Oren Ergas 4 Heidegger East and West: Philosophy as Educative Contemplation 68 David Lewin 5 Experiencing Change, Encountering the Unknown: An Education in 'Negative Capability' in Light of Buddhism and Levinas 90 Sharon Todd 6 Technologies of Self and the Cultivation of Virtues 107 Robert Hattam and Bernadette Baker 7 Intercultural Philosophy and the Nondual Wisdom of 'Basic Goodness': Implications for Contemplative and Transformative Education 129 Claudia Eppert, Daniel Vokey, Tram Truong Anh Nguyen, and Heesoon Bai 8 Reuniting Virtue and Knowledge 152 Tom Culham 9 Improvisation and Meditation in the Academy: Parallel Ordeals, Insights, and Openings 172 Edward Sarath Index 000.

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