| Description |
xvii, 192 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
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Value inquiry book series ; 122 |
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Daisaku Ikeda studies |
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Value inquiry book series ; 122
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Value inquiry book series. Daisaku Ikeda studies.
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| Contents |
Introduction: The life work of Daisaku Ikeda: peace through education; The burden of introduction; Organization of the book; The search for wisdom: spirituality in education; Soka education -- Part I. Blending Buddhism and Humanism: 1. The buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin; 2. The humanism of Tsunesaburo Makiguchi; 3. Five kinds of eyes; 4. The ten states of being; 5. Three thousand realms; 6. The causality of Karma; 7. The nine consciousnesses and the greater and lesser self; 8. Kosen-Rufu; 9. Value creation; 10. Enlightenment -- Part II. Ikeda's Major Principles and Virtues: 11. Compassionate revolution; 12. Cosmic citizenship; 13. Peaceful competition; 14. Completeness and incompleteness; 15. Self-mastery; 16. Philosophically based education; 17. Hope as a moral virtue; 18. Trust and harmony |
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19. Faith and ultimate meaning; 20. The Superrational -- Part III. Imaginary Dialogues: 21. Lao Tzu's hierarchy of effective leadership; 22. Plato's notion of mass enlightenment; 23. John Stuart Mill's higher and lower pleasures; 24. Alfred North Whitehead's inert ideas; 25. John Dewey's participatory education; 26. Antonio Gramsci's organic intellectual; 27. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s tough-mindedness and tender-heartedness; 28. Paulo Freire's circles of certainty; 29. Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences; 30. George David Miller's revolutionary breaks -- Part IV. Meeting Today's Educational Challenges on Ikeda's Terms: 31. Chalk, erasers, and violence in the classroom; 32. Self-esteem and enduring self; 33. Reductionism and compartmentalization; 34. Nihilism and apathy; 35. Intolerance -- Conclusion: International education; School systems; The general curriculum; Teachers and students; Addendum --Epilogue / Mark Roelof Eleveld -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Appendix: Photographs |
| Summary |
This book introduces the Buddhist based philosophy of Daisaku Ikeda. Ikeda's philosophy of education offers human revolution, value creation and dialogue as counterweights to the violence found lurking in today's classrooms. Where education becomes wisdom-based, it transforms learners into keen assessors of their inner lives and establishes a foundation for global citizenship -- Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175) and index |
| Subject |
Ikeda, Daisaku.
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Buddhism and education.
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Education -- Philosophy.
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Education.
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| ISBN |
9042013591 |
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