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The Need for Reconnecting with Existentialism in Education

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Indirect Pedagogy

Part of the book series: Educational Futures ((EDUFUT,volume 58))

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My point of departure when it comes to the definition of the concept of existential education is that human beings do not possess an inner, objective truth. Thus existential education is not about obtaining objective truth, it is rather a matter of obtaining subjective truth.

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Saeverot, H. (2013). The Need for Reconnecting with Existentialism in Education. In: Indirect Pedagogy. Educational Futures, vol 58. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-194-8_1

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