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A Philosophy for Education: A Study in Aesthetic Rationality supports an argument for the crucial role of the aesthetic in a humanist education. It is structured around the philosophy of Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) who saw the poetic imagination as the first language through which humankind makes sense of its place within the world with myths and symbolic ritual. This is the search for the truth of identity and, ultimately, requires a self that examines its own experiences. That examination is the work of an aesthetic rationality that responds to life’s contradictions through the use of metaphor: An historical perspective, ranging from the Renaissance, through the Romantic Movement, to Phenomenology, identifies the major characteristics of an aesthetic rationality, and concludes with recommendations for the school curriculum.
Price: $126.00
Pages: 156
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Imagination and Praxis: Criticality and Creativity in Education and Educational Research
Publication Date:
24 October 2024
ISBN: 9789004712515
Format: Hardcover
Neil Bolton was Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Durham, UK and later Professor of Education at Sheffield University. He is the author of books on The Psychology of Thinking and Concept Formation and has written numerous journal articles both in the applied field and with respect to philosophical issues in Psychology.