Between Truth and Freedom

This book engages in a broad reading of Rousseau's writings on educational and political thought in order to explore and address the competing demands of the enculturation and individuation of the young in Western societies. Although Rousseau's Emile has been frequently utilised in educational debate, much of his other work has been largely neglected, as too has the relationship between his educational and political thinking, which this work seeks to redress.

Autorentext

Kenneth Wain is Professor of Education Studies in the Faculty of Education, University of Malta, Malta.

Inhalt

Introduction: Rousseau into the Twenty-first Century Chapter One: The Ethics of Authenticity and Postmodern Education Chapter Two: At Odds with his Age Chapter Three: The Impossibility of Emile Chapter Four: The Poeticization of Culture Chapter Five: Politics of the ménage a trois Chapter Six: Self-creation and the Eye of Power