Event type:

Hybrid

Date & time:

12 Mar 2025, 17:30 – 19:15

Mind is primarily a verb: Caring democracy and education

Stefano Oliverio explores integrating the vocabulary of caring alongside autonomy.

Secondary school students walking through a corridor. Photo by Phil Meech for IOE.
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Mind is primarily a verb: Caring democracy and education

Stefano Oliverio

Associate Professor of Educational Theory at the Department of Political Sciences

University of Naples Federico II (Italy)

He publishes and teaches in the areas of philosophy of education, educational theory, American pragmatism, Philosophy for Children, and education for citizenship. From 2013 to 2017, he was vice-president of the International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children (ICPIC). Since 2018, he has been co-editor (with Gert Biesta) of the book series “Theorizing Education” and a member of the board of co-convenors of Network 13 (Philosophy of Education) within the EERA.

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Free

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All

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Yes

Organiser

Yuxin Su

stnvysu@ucl.ac.uk

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