Acceptance, Resistance and Educational Transformation
A Taoist reading of The first man
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8858004 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Roberts (0000-0003-4408-5125, University of Canterbury, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1175-1189 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131857.2013.772700 |
| OpenAlex | W2079260979 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article provides a Taoist reading of Camus’ posthumously published novel, The first man. With its focus on the early life of the central character, Jacques Cormery, The first man is a semi-autobiographical account of learning and transformation, but it is, like so many other stories of its kind, one sustained by complex tensions: between the comfort of the familiar and the promise of the new; between possibility and despair; between resistance and acceptance. A theme that binds some of the key educational elements of the book together is love: Jacques’s love of his mother and his elementary school teacher and their love for him; love of learning; and love of ‘home’. A Taoist theoretical framework is helpful in understanding the nature of this love and its pedagogical significance. In particular, the book exemplifies the importance of the figure of the mother—both in the person of Jacques’s mother and more symbolically in the notion of ‘the Great Mother’. The article concludes with thoughts on the value of literature for educational inquiry
Aesthetics · Character (mathematics · Epistemology · Focus (optics · Linguistics · Psychoanalysis · Reading (process · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Theme (computing · Value (mathematics · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Historical Education Studies Worldwide · Philosophy · Psychology
Creating cosmopolitans
Camus's Pulp Fiction
From Alexandria
Shame
Camus's Algeria
Building the Colonial Archive
Between Exile and the Kingdom
Bridging Literary and Philosophical Genres
Poverty in the Writings of Albert Camus
Tao as the Great Mother and the Influence of Motherly Love in the Shaping of Chinese Philosophy
Culture and Imperialism
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,45 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |