Type of Paper
Paper: Theorizing from the literature
Abstract
In this paper, I propose that the underlying quality of transformation is what Herbert Marcuse calls the aesthetic dimension. I use aesthetic language to understand better the nature of transformative education.
Keywords
transformative education, adult learning, aesthetics, philosophy
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Recommended Citation
Pickett, A.
(2016).
Theorizing Transformative Education: An Exploration into Marcuse’s Aesthetic Dimension.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2016/papers/31
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Theorizing Transformative Education: An Exploration into Marcuse’s Aesthetic Dimension
In this paper, I propose that the underlying quality of transformation is what Herbert Marcuse calls the aesthetic dimension. I use aesthetic language to understand better the nature of transformative education.
