The future of ethics and education: philosophy in a time of existential crises

Philosophy confronts two existential crises: the threats to its existence from scientists like Stephen Hawking who claim that philosophy is dead; and the threat to life itself from catastrophic climate change. The essay's first theoretical part critiques Nietzsche's claim that philosophy&#...

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Published in:Ethics and education 2020-07, Vol.15 (3), p.371-389
Main Author: Verharen, Charles C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American and African models
African Americans
Authors
Clergy
Community Development
Community Role
Curriculum Design
Disadvantaged
Education
Educational Philosophy
ethical education
Ethics
field philosophy
Foreign Countries
Higher Education
Indigenous Knowledge
Intellectual Disciplines
Leadership Training
Philosophy
Poverty
Program Descriptions
survival ethics
Teaching Methods
The future of philosophy
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Summary:Philosophy confronts two existential crises: the threats to its existence from scientists like Stephen Hawking who claim that philosophy is dead; and the threat to life itself from catastrophic climate change. The essay's first theoretical part critiques Nietzsche's claim that philosophy's primary function is to guarantee the future of life. The essay's second practical part claims that philosophy must meet the challenge of life's extinction through a revised model for ethics in education. Taking its start from recent conceptualizations of philosophy as a 'field discipline,' this part considers African American models for delivering ethics in education to under-resourced communities. The third part shows how these theoretical models may be actualized in the practice of an African field philosopher.
ISSN:1744-9642
1744-9650
DOI:10.1080/17449642.2020.1774718