Facing Epistemic Uncertainty
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Facing Epistemic Uncertainty

Characteristics, possibilities, and limitations of a dynamic discursive approach to philosophy of education

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Facing Epistemic Uncertainty

Characteristics, possibilities, and limitations of a dynamic discursive approach to philosophy of education

About this book

Increasing doubts over the narratives that traditionally served to legitimize the tasks and possibilities of societal institutions – such as science – have also called into question the significance of philosophy to educational thinking. Related debates largely concern epistemological issues, i.e. issues regarding the nature and status of (scientific) knowledge. This dissertation takes as its starting point the nowadays hardly controversial idea that all knowledge is to a certain extent 'uncertain'. The questions addressed are how this 'epistemic uncertainty'may be intelligibly understood, and what consequences can be drawn from such an understanding for the tasks and possibilities of philosophy of education as an academic discipline. In response to antifoundationalist as well as fallibilist authors, the author develops a discursive contextualist approach to epistemology that gives way to a philosophy of education that has both critical-reflective and theoretical-constructive potential, as is illustrated in relation to the educational issue of dealing with 'students at risk'.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half Title page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Series Page
  6. Contents
  7. Dedication
  8. I Introduction: A Brief Reconstruction of the Development of Philosophy of Education as an Academic Discipline
  9. II Beyond Foundations - Signs of a New Normativity in Philosophy of Education
  10. III Epistemological Insights and Consequences for Philosophy of Education I: Foundationalism, Fallibilism, and Contextualism
  11. IV the Fruits of Irony: Gaining Insight into How We Make Meaning of the World
  12. V Epistemological Insights and Consequences for Philosophy of Education II: Relativism, Arbitrariness, and Dynamic-Discursive Contexts
  13. VI Negotiating the World. Some Philosophical Considerations on Dealing with Differential Academic Language Proficiency in Schools
  14. VII Epistemological Insights and Consequences for Philosophy of Education III: Discursive Epistemology and the Growth of Knowledge
  15. VIII The Primacy of Commitment in Philosophy of Education
  16. IX Summarizing and Concluding Remarks: Commitment and Academic Rigor in Philosophy of Education
  17. Nederlandse Samenvatting (Dutch Summary): Omgaan Met Epistemische Onzekerheid: Kenmerken, Mogelijkheden En Beperkingen Van Een Discursief-Contextualistische Benadering Van De Opvoedingsfilosofie
  18. Dankwoord (Acknowledgements in Dutch)