Daimonic Dialogues

Daimonic Dialogues
Author: Michael Noah Weiss
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2022-02-02
Genre:
ISBN: 3643912021

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In this research report a philosophical practice project is presented which was carried out in 2019 at a Norwegian folk high school. Its main purpose was to examine whether and how philosophical guided imageries can foster self-formation. In the analysis of the empirical data three tendencies are identified: The participants felt calmer and safer due to this philosophical practice; they developed personally in terms of experiential learning; and several of them could also gain self-knowledge. The discussion then shows how these three tendencies relate and contribute to self-formation.

Socrates' Daimonic Art

Socrates' Daimonic Art
Author: Elizabeth S. Belfiore
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2012-03-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1107007585

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A new approach to Plato's characterization of Socrates, through analysis of erôs and philosophy in four dialogues on love and friendship.

Philosophy and Religion in Plato's Dialogues

Philosophy and Religion in Plato's Dialogues
Author: Andrea Nightingale
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2021-05-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1108945031

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In ancient Greece, philosophers developed new and dazzling ideas about divinity, drawing on the deep well of poetry, myth, and religious practices even as they set out to construct new theological ideas. Andrea Nightingale argues that Plato shared in this culture and appropriates specific Greek religious discourses and practices to present his metaphysical philosophy. In particular, he uses the Greek conception of divine epiphany - a god appearing to humans - to claim that the Forms manifest their divinity epiphanically to the philosopher, with the result that the human soul becomes divine by contemplating these Forms and the cosmos. Nightingale also offers a detailed discussion of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the Orphic Mysteries and shows how these mystery religions influenced Plato's thinking. This book offers a robust challenge to the idea that Plato is a secular thinker.

What is Good Folk High School Pedagogy?

What is Good Folk High School Pedagogy?
Author: Michael Noah Weiss
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2023-04
Genre:
ISBN: 364391234X

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The Nordic Folk High Schools are known for their unique pedagogical approaches. These schools have little in common with the conventional education system. In this anthology, experienced folk high school teachers share and examine concrete examples from their own pedagogical practice. In the course of these dialogues, various perspectives and ideas come to the fore on what it might be that constitutes good folk high school pedagogy.

The Nordic Folk High School Teacher

The Nordic Folk High School Teacher
Author: Johan Lövgren, Jonas Andreasen Lysgaard, Rasmus Kolby Rahbek, Anders Hallqvist
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2023-07-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3643912404

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This anthology presents the Nordic folk high school teacher through thirteen research articles combined under three themes: identity, work, and education, each part capped by overarching summary chapters. The folk high schools are given a central role in the democratic development of the Nordic region and are described as a significant influence on adult education globally, but there have been few regional research projects describing the schools. The inclusion of research covering five Nordic countries in a peer reviewed anthology makes this publication a unique portrayal, both of the schools' common identity and their national variations.

Reflective Practice Research in Higher Education Pedagogies

Reflective Practice Research in Higher Education Pedagogies
Author: Michael Noah Weiss
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2022-10
Genre:
ISBN: 3643912293

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This anthology examines university lecturers' experiences with pedagogical practices across various higher education disciplines. The experiences are investigated by means of reflective practice research - a phenomenological and hermeneutical approach intended to make implicit practical knowledge explicit, and thus to develop a deeper understanding of professional practices. While instrumental practice research gives a practitioner knowledge of facts, reflective practice research gives the practitioner orientational knowledge, in line with a so-called kaleidoscopic epistemology.

New Challenges – New Learning – New Possibilities

New Challenges – New Learning – New Possibilities
Author: Johan Lövgren, Lasse Sonne, Michael Noah Weiss
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2023-12
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3643916582

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The title of this anthology mirrors the theme of the 9th Nordic Conference on Adult Education and Learning. The caption reflects how adult education plays an integral part in our societies by advancing new learning that generates possibilities to address contemporary challenges. While the chapters reflect the wide variety of research connected to the field of adult education, the authors agree on the ideal of combining the development of work life competences with the promotion of democratic empowerment, as demonstrated in the tradition of Nordic adult education.

Soul Matters

Soul Matters
Author: Sara Ahbel-Rappe
Publisher: SBL Press
Total Pages: 575
Release: 2023-10-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1628375493

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Platonic discourses concerning the soul are incredibly rich and multitiered. Plato's own diverse and disparate arguments and images offer competing accounts of how we are to understand the nature of the soul. Consequently, it should come as no surprise that the accounts of Platonists who engage Plato’s dialogues are often riddled with questions. This volume takes up the theories of well-known philosophers and theologians, including Plato, Plotinus, Proclus, the emperor Julian, and Origen, as well as lesser-known but equally important figures in a collection of essays on topics such as transmigration of the soul, the nature of the Platonist enlightenment experience, soul and gender, pagan ritual practices, Christian and pagan differences about the soul, mental health and illness, and many other topics. Contributors include Crystal Addey, Sara Ahbel-Rappe, Dirk Baltzly, Robert Berchman, Jay Bregman, Luc Brisson, Kevin Corrigan, John Dillon, John F. Finamore, Lloyd P. Gerson, Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, Elizabeth Hill, Sarah Klitenic Wear, Danielle A. Layne, Ilaria L. E. Ramelli, Gregory Shaw, Svetla Slaveva-Griffine, Suzanne Stern-Gillet, Harold Tarrant, Van Tu, and John D. Turner.

Love and Will

Love and Will
Author: Rollo May
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1969
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780393330052

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Includes sections on Freud, Puritanism, and Eros.

Daimonic Dialogues

Daimonic Dialogues
Author: Michael Noah Weiss
Publisher: LIT Verlag
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2021-01-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3643962029

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In this research report a philosophical practice project is presented which was carried out in 2019 at a Norwegian folk high school. Its main purpose was to examine whether and how philosophical guided imageries can foster self-formation. In the analysis of the empirical data three tendencies are identified: The participants felt calmer and safer due to this philosophical practice; they developed personally in terms of experiential learning; and several of them could also gain self-knowledge. The discussion then shows how these three tendencies relate and contribute to self-formation. Dr. Michael Noah Weiss is associate professor in pedagogy at the University of South-Eastern Norway and editor of The Socratic Handbook. DOI 10.52038.9783643912022