دورية أكاديمية
Expanding Critical Thinking into 'Critical Being' through Wonder and 'Wu-Wei'
| العنوان: | Expanding Critical Thinking into 'Critical Being' through Wonder and 'Wu-Wei' |
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| اللغة: | English |
| المؤلفون: | Ian Normile |
| المصدر: | Educational Theory. 2024 74(1):41-65. |
| الإتاحة: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 25 |
| تاريخ النشر: | 2024 |
| نوع الوثيقة: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Critical Thinking, Psychological Patterns, Experience, Educational Philosophy, Phenomenology |
| DOI: | 10.1111/edth.12619 |
| تدمد: | 0013-2004 1741-5446 |
| مستخلص: | Ian Normile begins this study from the premise that critical thinking is often conceptualized and practiced in problematically narrow and instrumentalized ways. Following Ronald Barnett, he suggests that the idea of "critical being" can help expand the theory and practice of critical thinking to better meet the needs of education and society. Essential to this effort is greater consideration of how critical thinking articulates with other aspects of "being." Normile uses two examples of "non-critical" experiences that he argues can help critical thinking expand into "critical being." First, he explores the emotive power of wonder as a source of inspiration and emotional education, and as an essential aspect of critical thinking. He then argues that curiosity, wonder, contemplation, and critical thinking are complementary aspects of critical being. The second example is the Chinese concept of "wu-wei," a form of efficacious non-critical action. Normile argues that inevitable breakdowns in "wu-wei" provide opportunities for critical reflection while the "unlearning" common to both wonder and "wu-wei" facilitates receptivity to new perspectives and possibilities beyond the boundaries of the familiar; in this state, one is capable of facilitating the metacritique that is essential to truly transformative critical thinking. Normile concludes with some brief thoughts on implications for practice as a starting point for further inquiry. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | EJ1416911 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ERIC |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 0013-2004 1741-5446 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/edth.12619 |