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Helplessness, Self, and the Educational Philosophy of Individual Sovereignty

Helplessness, Self, and the Educational Philosophy of Individual Sovereignty

Keller, James

Hardcover

Series: Cultural and Social Foundations of Education

General Education

PREORDER - Expected ship date February 24, 2027

ISBN10: 3032363802
ISBN13: 9783032363800
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: Feb 24 2027
Pages: 220
Language: English

This book presents a new educational philosophy grounded in the concepts of helplessness and individual sovereignty, arguing that all living things learn in order to move from states of helplessness toward self-governance. It proposes that helplessness is not merely a trait of infancy but a universal state of being, and that the true aim of education--for humans and all living entities--is the ongoing pursuit of sovereignty over one's own existence. Beginning with a critical examination of Western theories of sovereignty from Bodin and Hobbes to Locke, Rousseau, and Schmitt, the book then builds an original framework defining helplessness, means, identity, and natural learning. A final section applies this framework to contemporary challenges including schooling, artificial intelligence, and human development. Scholars and general readers interested in philosophy of education, autonomy, self-determination, critical pedagogy, and human flourishing will find fresh and provocative insights throughout.

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