Derrida & Education

Bringing together the work of international experts in the field, and two interviews with Derrida himself, this book provides a key to the reflections that Derrida's work has prompted on all aspects of educational studies. The contributors address fundamental educational issues from a Derridian perspective to demonstrate the relevance of his work in contemporary, multicultural societies.

Introduction: Derrida and Education Denise Ega-Kuehne and Gert J.J. Biesta 1. Derrida and the question of education: a new space for philosophy Didier Cahen 2. 'Preparing for the incalculable': deconstruction, justice and the question of education Gert J.J. Biesta 3. 'A certain 'madness' must watch over thinking': Jaques Derrida's interview with Fran^C,cois Ewald 4. The learning pharmacy Paul Standish 5. Teaching the other II: ethics, writing, community Peter Trifonas 6. Just decide! Derrida and the ethical aporias of education Julian Edgoose 7. Does speaking of the other involve receiving the 'other'? A Derridean reading of the postcolonial task of listening to others Zelia Gregoriou 8. The gift of Bildung: reflection on the relationship between singularity and justice in the concept of Bildung Michael Wimmer 9. 'Talking liberties': Jacques Derrida's interview with Alan Montefiore 10. Derrida's ethics of affirmation: the challenge of educational rights and responsibility Denise Ega-Kuehne11. Humanism, Derrida and the new humanities Michael Peters