Education, Ethics and Existence

Andrew Gibbons is an Associate Professor at the School of Education, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. His central interests include the work of Albert Camus, the philosophy of early childhood education and the philosophy of technology. He has published on a wide range of educational policies and practices.Richard Heraud is a PhD student in the Department of Policy, Cultural and Social Studies in Education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. His principal interest is the status of creativity and its relationship to the formation of political subjectivities in contemporary education institutions.Peter Roberts is Professor of Education at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His research interests are in philosophy of education and educational policy studies. His latest book is Better Worlds: Education, Art, and Utopia, with John Freeman-Moir (2013).

• 1. Introduction: Camus and education 2. Like a Stone: A happy death and the search for knowledge 3. Beyond Education: Meursault and being ordinary 4. The Stranger: Adventures at zero point 5. Education and the Face of the Other: Levinas, Camus and (mis)understanding 6. The Teaching of Tragedy: Narrative and education 7. Tragedy and Teaching: The education of narrative 8. Bridging Literary and Philosophical Genres: Judgement, reflection and education in Camus’ The Fall 9. Teaching, Learning and Ethical Dilemmas: Lessons from Albert Camus 10. Acceptance, Resistance and Educational Transformation: A Taoist reading of The First Man