Teaching existentially or teaching existentialism? Writing existentially or writing about existentialism?  Some thoughts and considerations

Martin Adams

Teaching existentially or teaching existentialism? Writing existentially or writing about existentialism? Some thoughts and considerations

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Martin Adams Author

Keywords:

Teaching, writing, existentialism, banking method, way-of-being, polyphony, idiolect, decolonialising the curriculum

Abstract

This paper examines what it means to teach existentially and to write existentially. These are contrasted with teaching existentialism and writing about existentialism which have more in common with the banking method of education. These ideas are then examined for their philosophical and practical dilemmas and paradoxes which are compared and contrasted. Recommendations are made for the nature of teaching existentially and writing existentially.