VIRTUAL EVENT: On truth, rightness and education
In this webinar, Dr Anniina Leiviskä from the University of Helsinki will discuss the general significance of the Habermasian procedural model for educating students about legitimate forms of democratic discussion.

For more information and to register for the event, please contact Alison Brady.
It is argued that the idea of truth as justification-transcendent is educationally important especially in the context of fake news, misinformation and the growing emphasis on the role of positionality in knowledge production.
However, concerning moral rightness, Dr Leiviskä suggests that the idea of justification-immanence bears relevance to preventing educational practices from becoming ethically and politically exclusive.
In this talk, Dr Leiviskä explores the relevance of Jürgen Habermas’ distinction between the epistemic status of truth and rightness claims to contemporary democratic education.
PESGB seminar series
The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain (PESGB) is a learned society that promotes the study, teaching and application of philosophy of education. Its London Branch hosts seminars every Wednesday in conjunction with Philosophy at the Institute of Education.
These seminars are led by national and international scholars in the field, covering a wide range of issues of educational and philosophical concern. All are welcome to attend.
Links
- Tweet with #philofed
- Philosophy at the Institute of Education
- Department of Education, Practice and Society
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Anniina Leiviskä
University Lecturer
the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki
Anniina's research focus areas include democracy and democratic education, social and political inclusion and global citizenship education.
She is currently starting a new research project 'Democratic Education and Political Polarisation in the Era of Global Crises' (funded by the KONE foundation), which focuses on the current challenges of democratic education, including the climate crisis and the increasing political polarisation of democratic societies.
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes