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In this episode of the ResponsAbility Podcast, we are honored to welcome Professor Lars Løvlie—philosopher of education and long-time advocate for a reflective, humane, and relational approach to schooling and teacher education. Drawing on decades of experience and a deep engagement with thinkers like Hegel, Kant, Gadamer, and Dewey, Løvlie shares his reflections on concepts such as respect, recognition, and play—and how these shape both pedagogy and Bildung. We also explore his critique of standardized education reforms and his commitment to the essay as a philosophical form. This conversation is a thoughtful invitation to rethink what it means to teach, to learn, and to live together in a humane society.
00:01:12 - How Lars got interested in the German Bildung tradition
00:11:14 - On Hegel's concept of recognition and Kant's concept of respect
00:17:28 - On the notion of play
00:18:18 - On John Dewey's approach to education
00:20:29 - On the existential dimension of education
00:23:16 - What is the real question of education about?
00:24:31 - How to design a teacher education program that includes the promotion of Bildun and practical wisdom?
00:26:33 - On the test of practice
00:31:48 - On the importance of the academic essay in teacher education
Literature:
In this episode of the ResponsAbility Podcast, we are honored to welcome Professor Lars Løvlie—philosopher of education and long-time advocate for a reflective, humane, and relational approach to schooling and teacher education. Drawing on decades of experience and a deep engagement with thinkers like Hegel, Kant, Gadamer, and Dewey, Løvlie shares his reflections on concepts such as respect, recognition, and play—and how these shape both pedagogy and Bildung. We also explore his critique of standardized education reforms and his commitment to the essay as a philosophical form. This conversation is a thoughtful invitation to rethink what it means to teach, to learn, and to live together in a humane society.
00:01:12 - How Lars got interested in the German Bildung tradition
00:11:14 - On Hegel's concept of recognition and Kant's concept of respect
00:17:28 - On the notion of play
00:18:18 - On John Dewey's approach to education
00:20:29 - On the existential dimension of education
00:23:16 - What is the real question of education about?
00:24:31 - How to design a teacher education program that includes the promotion of Bildun and practical wisdom?
00:26:33 - On the test of practice
00:31:48 - On the importance of the academic essay in teacher education
Literature: