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Jason Eyre: the philosophy of Learning Development
What has philosophy got to do with learning development? And why should learning development be concerned with philosophy? For Jason Eyre – indeed, for all philosophers – philosophy gives us new ways to think about things and new concepts we can work with, to understand not necessarily the answer to a question (such as, What is LD?) but alternative ways we can engage with that question. Jason (with some help from his cat, Peppercorn, who you might hear in this episode) wants LD to consider its tendencies more than its boundaries, its connectedness more than its categories. When we don’t pin something down, we can focus instead on our commonalities. The world is ever changing and higher education changes with it; rather than be left behind in our rigid definitions, by situating ourselves in our contexts we can stay responsive. And by keeping our emphasis on relationality, and the communities in which we work, we can find resilience in each other, boost each other’s agency, and discover joy. Surely such a gift is worth spending some time with Deleuze? Failing that, spend it with Jason; you won’t regret it.
The resources we mentioned
Dhillon, S. (2025). Book review: Eyre, J. (2025) Learning Development in higher education: crisis, practice, and power in the 21st century university. Singapore: Springer. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (38). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi38.1819
Didion, J. (2021). Why I write. Literary Hub. Available at: https://lithub.com/joan-didion-why-i-write/
Spinoza: a useful introduction is available from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. You might find the section on Virtue and Happiness particularly useful.
For an introduction to the concept of the virtual vs the actual, as conceived by Bergson and developed by Deleuze, this short article in Epoche Magazine will give you plenty of text to dwell with!
And the publication we talked about
Eyre, J. (2025). Learning Development in Higher Education: Crisis, Practice, and Power in the 21st Century University. Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-8802-9
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By LDProjectWhat has philosophy got to do with learning development? And why should learning development be concerned with philosophy? For Jason Eyre – indeed, for all philosophers – philosophy gives us new ways to think about things and new concepts we can work with, to understand not necessarily the answer to a question (such as, What is LD?) but alternative ways we can engage with that question. Jason (with some help from his cat, Peppercorn, who you might hear in this episode) wants LD to consider its tendencies more than its boundaries, its connectedness more than its categories. When we don’t pin something down, we can focus instead on our commonalities. The world is ever changing and higher education changes with it; rather than be left behind in our rigid definitions, by situating ourselves in our contexts we can stay responsive. And by keeping our emphasis on relationality, and the communities in which we work, we can find resilience in each other, boost each other’s agency, and discover joy. Surely such a gift is worth spending some time with Deleuze? Failing that, spend it with Jason; you won’t regret it.
The resources we mentioned
Dhillon, S. (2025). Book review: Eyre, J. (2025) Learning Development in higher education: crisis, practice, and power in the 21st century university. Singapore: Springer. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, (38). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi38.1819
Didion, J. (2021). Why I write. Literary Hub. Available at: https://lithub.com/joan-didion-why-i-write/
Spinoza: a useful introduction is available from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. You might find the section on Virtue and Happiness particularly useful.
For an introduction to the concept of the virtual vs the actual, as conceived by Bergson and developed by Deleuze, this short article in Epoche Magazine will give you plenty of text to dwell with!
And the publication we talked about
Eyre, J. (2025). Learning Development in Higher Education: Crisis, Practice, and Power in the 21st Century University. Springer, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-8802-9