Agency and Sovereignty: Georges Bataille's Anti-Humanist Conception of Child

Autor/in	Hunter, Sharon
Titel	Agency and Sovereignty: Georges Bataille's Anti-Humanist Conception of Child
Quelle	In: Journal of Philosophy of Education, 54 (2020) 5, S.1186-1200 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8249
DOI	10.1111/1467-9752.12455
Schlagwörter	Philosophy; Anthropology; Humanism; Children; Educational Theories; Public Policy; Personal Autonomy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Philosophie; Anthropologie; Humanismus; Child; Kind; Kinder; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Öffentliche Ordnung; Individuelle Autonomie
Abstract	Georges Bataille (1887-1962) is one of the most significant thinkers of the 20th century, whose anti-humanist anthropology influenced subsequent existentialist and post-structuralist philosophy. His wide-ranging writings (across philosophy, archaeology, economics, sociology, poetry, erotica and history of art) frequently mention children, childhood and childishness, and yet there has hitherto been little to no attention paid to this aspect of his work. This article opens up a neglected theme in Bataille studies, and also explores the consequences of Bataille's presentation of the human condition for our understanding of the pedagogical relationship. Of particular interest is the idea of the agentic child, which occupies such an important place in deducstudies, educational theory and public policy. In the light of Bataille's anthropology, I shall explore the idea that the pursuit of children's agency is the victim of its vaunting ambition. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01