Existentialism and Education

This volume examines Otto Friedrich Bollnows philosophical approach to education, which brought Heideggers existentialism together with other theories of what it is to be human. This introduction to Bollnow's work begins with a summary of the theoretical influences that Bollnow synthesized, and goes on to outline his highly original account of experiential educational reality--namely, as a reality alternately harmonious or broken, but fundamentally guided. This book will be of value to scholars and students of education and philosophy, especially those interested in bringing larger existential questions into connection with everyday educational engagement.