A Case for an Education towards Death

By Veronica Lea Carr

This thesis explores the educational potential of living and learning in the light of death. Through an analysis of Heidegger's concept of Being, I highlight how our mortality is intimately bound up with care and therefore a potentially powerful place to begin reimagining the classroom. With the help of Noddings theory of caring, I explore how Heidegger's key concepts of death, care, and authenticity can be integrated into an education-towards-death. Based on insights from those who have worked with individuals near the end of life, I outline four means-mindfulness, emotional engagement, deeper engagement with others, and finding and living personal meaning-of putting an education-towards-death into practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1835206212
• ISBN13: 9781835206218
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Areeb Irshad
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"