The Uncanny Challenge of Self-Cultivation in the Anthropocene

Autor/inn/en	Varpanen, Jan; Saari, Antti; Jurvakainen, Katri; Kallio, Johanna
Titel	The Uncanny Challenge of Self-Cultivation in the Anthropocene
Quelle	In: Studies in Philosophy and Education, 41 (2022) 3, S.345-362 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Varpanen, Jan) ORCID (Saari, Antti) ORCID (Kallio, Johanna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0039-3746
DOI	10.1007/s11217-022-09827-7
Schlagwörter	Educational Philosophy; Self Actualization; Adult Education; Nonformal Education; Global Approach; Western Civilization + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Self actualisation; Selbstverwirklichung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Globales Denken
Abstract	Self-cultivation--taking pedagogical action to educate oneself--is an integral part of non-formal adult education. Ever since Greek antiquity, it has been a central ingredient in the western philosophical and educational tradition. However, we argue that the global challenges that have emerged in the present era of the ecological crisis call for a new kind of understanding of this basic educational phenomenon. Based in particular on recent work in dark ecology and its central concept of the 'uncanny', we outline a few key features of our time in relation to the contemporary challenge of self-cultivation. We then review extant literature on self-cultivation to ascertain whether the theoretical resources that have been used to conceptualise it in the past are capable of addressing these new aspects of self-cultivation. We conclude that each of the theoretical resources analysed here offer valuable insights into the novel challenges facing self-cultivation, though not all important questions can be answered. By specifying the contributions and limitations of these theoretical resources, we pave the way for future work on conceptualising self-cultivation for our times. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01