Eros as the Educational Principle of Democracy (Counterpoints #114) (Paperback)

Eros as the Educational Principle of Democracy (Counterpoints #114) By Shirley R. Steinberg (Editor), Joe L. Kincheloe (Editor), Kerry T. Burch Cover Image

Eros as the Educational Principle of Democracy (Counterpoints #114) (Paperback)

By Shirley R. Steinberg (Editor), Joe L. Kincheloe (Editor), Kerry T. Burch

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This is book number 114 in the Counterpoints series.

In Eros as the Educational Principle of Democracy, Kerry T. Burch argues that eros as a form of love should be treated as the defining educational principle of critical pedagogy and democratic citizenship. In tracing representations of eros from ancient to contemporary times, including recent feminist accounts, Burch's genealogical analysis highlights the remarkable yet unrecognized conceptual affinities that link eros to democracy. The author illuminates how qualities and values central to democracy, such as questioning, the intense desire to know, to revise, to envision a perceived good, and to participate in a community of inquirers, are social dispositions enabled by the emotional faculties of eros. In rewriting eros as an organizing principle, Burch provides an interpretive framework that dares to step outside the liberal paradigm in its search to deepen and extend democratic political education.
The Author: Kerry T. Burch is Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Education at Northern Illinois University. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Hawai'i-Manoa, and his M.A. in social studies from Columbia University Teachers College. His teaching experience includes seven years in secondary schools.
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Product Details ISBN: 9780820444819
ISBN-10: 0820444812
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Publication Date: August 23rd, 2000
Pages: 223
Language: English
Series: Counterpoints