hermenetutics in tertiary education
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This was a conference presentation which produced a discussion about Heidegger and tertiary teaching.TRANSCRIPT
How to produce a great How to produce a great business skills coursebusiness skills course
TodayToday
Course revision Course revision
Martin HeideggerMartin Heidegger
Hermeneutic methodHermeneutic method
Some prejudicesSome prejudices
The business courseThe business course
Traditional business degree
Open Polytechnic’s strategic direction
Skills
Practical constraints
Assumptions about skillsAssumptions about skillsThe notion of a skill
Engagement with ..
Cognitive skills
Transferability
What counts as a “business” skill
The course begins ...The course begins ...
I teach I teach Understanding Business EnvironmentsUnderstanding Business Environments. . My job is to help you pass this course. My job is to help you pass this course.
The title of the course indicates two things. The title of the course indicates two things. First, that the course is concerned with First, that the course is concerned with business environments. This means anything business environments. This means anything that impacts on a business is a legitimate part that impacts on a business is a legitimate part of the course. of the course.
The second part of the title is by far the most important The second part of the title is by far the most important part. part.
It says the course is about “understanding”. Who is to It says the course is about “understanding”. Who is to understand? You are to understand. It is your understand? You are to understand. It is your understanding that is important, not mine and not understanding that is important, not mine and not anyone else’s understanding. anyone else’s understanding.
How are you to achieve understanding? There is only How are you to achieve understanding? There is only one way for you to gain understanding, and that is by one way for you to gain understanding, and that is by thinking. Only by thinking is it possible for anyone to thinking. Only by thinking is it possible for anyone to understand the ideas that concern us. Consequently, it understand the ideas that concern us. Consequently, it is my job to help you to think. is my job to help you to think.
Theory to assist course Theory to assist course developmentdevelopment
Pedagogy
Thinking
Techniques for students
Heidegger himselfHeidegger himself
Inwood begins his bookInwood begins his book
He was (with the possible exception of Wittgenstein) the He was (with the possible exception of Wittgenstein) the greatest philosopher of the twentieth century. greatest philosopher of the twentieth century.
He was (with the possible exception of Hegel) the greatest He was (with the possible exception of Hegel) the greatest charlatan ever to claim the title of 'philosopher', a master of charlatan ever to claim the title of 'philosopher', a master of hollow verbiage masquerading as profundity.hollow verbiage masquerading as profundity.
He was an irredeemable German redneck, and, for a time, a He was an irredeemable German redneck, and, for a time, a gullible and self-important Nazi.gullible and self-important Nazi.
Heidegger - pedagogyHeidegger - pedagogy
Student autonomyStudent autonomy
Teacher’s taskTeacher’s task
Real problemsReal problems
Student expectationsStudent expectations
The call for methodThe call for method
A method for A method for thinkingthinking
Goal is Goal is understandingunderstanding
Heidegger’s hermeneutic methodHeidegger’s hermeneutic method
HermeneuticsHermeneutics
= Interpretation= Interpretation
TraditionalTraditional
Written textsWritten texts
Bible, law, literatureBible, law, literature
ModernModern
Verbal, non-verbalVerbal, non-verbal
Gadamer Gadamer
Truth & MethodTruth & Method
Hermeneutics in HeideggerHermeneutics in Heidegger
Our way of beingOur way of being
Our way of thinkingOur way of thinking
Hermeneutic circleHermeneutic circle
A method for studentsA method for students
Our way of beingOur way of being
Our human way of being (living / existing)Our human way of being (living / existing)
Time is not want we say it is:Time is not want we say it is:
The momentThe moment
Your situation in its totalityYour situation in its totality
Your concern is your futureYour concern is your future
Our way of thinkingOur way of thinking
Being is acting (eg thinking)Being is acting (eg thinking)
Time is not what we say it is:Time is not what we say it is:Unity of past present futureUnity of past present future
The way of thoughtThe way of thought
Hermeneutic circleHermeneutic circleNot viciousNot vicious
A method for studentsA method for students
Your own struggleYour own struggle
The topicThe topic
Writing is the wayWriting is the way
Keep the evidenceKeep the evidence
The role of literatureThe role of literature