Post-Enlightenment Self-Education: Toward the Age of Human Dignity [Hardcover]

The book aims to challenge and redefine the traditional Enlightenment approach to education by advocating for a Post-Enlightenment model that emphasizes self-education rooted in individual autonomy, dignity, and diverse experiences. It critiques the Enlightenment's narrow focus on rationality and hierarchy, proposing a more inclusive and personalized method that values emotional intelligence and contextual understanding. The book seeks to promote a radical shift towards educational pluralism, where learning is driven by the learner's own needs, interests, and judgments, rather than imposed by external authorities. Ultimately, it calls for a reimagined educational paradigm that aligns with the principles of universal human dignity and autonomy, envisioning a future where education is a personal and existential pursuit supported by democratic societal structures.

Chapter 1: Introduction: Educational coercion as a universal human right.- Chapter 2: Kant’s Enlightened Two-Class Society.- Chapter 3: Kant’s Enlightened Compulsory Education.-Chapter 4: The Birthmarks of Enlightenment Society and Paternalistic Education.- Chapter 5: Post-Enlightened Dignity-Based Society.- Chapter 6: Post-Enlightenment Self-Education.-Chapter 7: A List of Post-Enlightenment Self-Education Principles.- Chapter 8: Procatalepsis: Anticipating and Addressing Challenges to the Post-Enlightenment concept of self-education.- Chapter 8: Conclusion: How can dignity and self-education become mainstream?.