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Building upon aspects of Israel Scheffler’s philosophy, this essay takes up the search for forms of education that will lead to increased participation in “a universal conversation in the making.” In particular, it looks at how the rational passions may either enhance or impede the possibility of intelligible discourse between opponents. On the impediment side, the phenomenon of ‘communicative isolation’ is investigated, along with the nature of arrogant perception and the problematic role played by negative rational passions. The conclusion reached is one that advocates the cultivation of ‘objective-subjectivity’ — a practice that combines reflexivity and precise self-awareness with the conscious exercise of positive rational passions.
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Diller, A. (1997). In Praise of Objective-Subjectivity: Teaching the Pursuit of Precision. In: Siegel, H. (eds) Reason and Education. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5714-8_6
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