The Four authors encountered in class, Capoto, Vollman, Bauman and Appiah, all demonstrated an awareness that one has responsibility for the Other, and that this responsibility can be understood morally and spiritually. I read Caputo as advocating that religion, the spiritual dimension, is the realm … Read More →
Series Archives: Against Indoctrination: Cosmopolitanism and its Implications for the Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of Education
The Teacher’s Moral and Spiritual Responsibility
How can the educator act responsibly toward the student? How can the Teacher and the Student both be true moral agents? It has been my experience that each and every person has a particular viewpoint that he or she thinks is best. Educators do have … Read More →
The Implication of a Spiritual Diversity for Educators
What goal is not realistic for the Educator? Can he or she hope to pass on all he or she has learned concerning a certain skill or outlook on life? Perhaps. We have plenty of movies that enforce this impression. Caputo mentions the Star Wars … Read More →
Cosmopolitanism’s Affirmation of Diversity
My Spring 2009 Moral and Spiritual Dimensions of Education course Final paper submission (limited to 10 pages). I attempt to synthesis Appiah with Caputo, Vollman and Bauman. I’m thinking about cleaning this up, relating it the implications of the non-reductionist philosophy of Dooyeweerd derived from … Read More →