Ralf Koerrenz is Professor of Historical Education and Global Education at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.Norm Friesen is Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the College of Education, Boise State University, USA.

• 1. “What can we say with any certainty about human beings?”.- 2. From “Uncertainty” to “Deeper Understanding”.- 3. Between Lebensphilosophie and Existential Philosophy.- 4. Rationality of the Irrational.- 5. Educational Reality.- 6. Conclusions: Criticisms and Connections.

Ralf Koerrenz is Professor of Historical Education and Global Education at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.Norm Friesen is Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the College of Education, Boise State University, USA.

• 1. “What can we say with any certainty about human beings?”.- 2. From “Uncertainty” to “Deeper Understanding”.- 3. Between Lebensphilosophie and Existential Philosophy.- 4. Rationality of the Irrational.- 5. Educational Reality.- 6. Conclusions: Criticisms and Connections.

Ralf Koerrenz is Professor of Historical Education and Global Education at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany.Norm Friesen is Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the College of Education, Boise State University, USA.

• 1. “What can we say with any certainty about human beings?”.- 2. From “Uncertainty” to “Deeper Understanding”.- 3. Between Lebensphilosophie and Existential Philosophy.- 4. Rationality of the Irrational.- 5. Educational Reality.- 6. Conclusions: Criticisms and Connections.