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Education Day 2018

Education Day 2018. Worldviews: Mapping Misconceptions. Luke Donnellan, Head of Education. The IslaNd. The price of knowledge and freedom. No more god No more neighbour No more self ‘The four families’. The IslaNd. The IslaNd. conservatives. The IslaNd. conservatives.

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Education Day 2018

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  1. Education Day 2018

  2. Worldviews: Mapping Misconceptions Luke Donnellan, Head of Education

  3. The IslaNd

  4. The price of knowledge and freedom • No more god • No more neighbour • No more self ‘The four families’

  5. The IslaNd

  6. The IslaNd conservatives

  7. The IslaNd conservatives determinists

  8. The IslaNd conservatives determinists individualists

  9. The IslaNd conservatives humanists determinists individualists

  10. What does the humanist discover? • The questions she must answer • People have been living here for a long time – time enough to come up with answers

  11. The IslaNd conservatives humanists determinists individualists

  12. The IslaNd authoritarianism conservatives humanists determinists individualists

  13. The IslaNd authoritarianism fundamentalism conservatives humanists determinists individualists

  14. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives humanists determinists individualists

  15. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives totalitarianism humanists determinists individualists

  16. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives totalitarianism humanists determinists scientism individualists

  17. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism humanists determinists scientism individualists

  18. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism humanists determinists utopianism scientism individualists

  19. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism humanists determinists utopianism scientism trans-humanism individualists

  20. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism humanists determinists utopianism scientism egoism trans-humanism individualists

  21. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism humanists determinists utopianism scientism hedonism egoism trans-humanism individualists

  22. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism humanists determinists utopianism scientism hedonism relativism egoism trans-humanism individualists

  23. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism humanists determinists utopianism scientism hedonism relativism egoism trans-humanism postmodernism individualists

  24. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism humanists determinists anarchy utopianism scientism hedonism relativism egoism trans-humanism postmodernism individualists

  25. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism humanists libertarianism determinists anarchy utopianism scientism hedonism relativism egoism trans-humanism postmodernism individualists

  26. The IslaNd authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism nihilism humanists libertarianism determinists anarchy utopianism scientism hedonism relativism egoism trans-humanism postmodernism individualists

  27. The humanist wager • The humanist believes he can live here • The humanist wants to have her cake and eat it • There is no better place to live • The humanist needs to be a juggler • Take what is best from the other families

  28. The Island authoritarianism theocracy fundamentalism conservatives technocracy totalitarianism nihilism humanists libertarianism determinists anarchy utopianism scientism hedonism relativism egoism trans-humanism postmodernism individualists

  29. non-religious worldviews 1) Which of these are non-religious worldviews? 2) Which of them should be studied in RE? Humanism Atheism Agnosticism Secularism Existentialism Confucianism Buddhism Communism Capitalism Nationalism Fascism Liberalism Nihilism Hedonism Postmodernism Vegetarianism ‘Spiritual’ but not religious

  30. The Commission on RE:Examples of Non-religious worldviews Can be studied: • Humanism • Atheism • Agnosticism • Secularism • Existentialism • Confucianism Not included: • Communism • Nationalism • Capitalism

  31. The Commission on RE:Examples of Non-religious worldviews ‘There has been some discussion about which non-religious worldviews are appropriate for study. The landscape is complex and many of those who identify as non-religious do not adhere to a particular institutional nonreligious worldview. Many non-religious worldviews do not have the same institutional structures as religious worldviews. Having said that, the worldviews to be included should be those which make ontological and epistemological claims (claims about the nature of reality and how we know things) as well as political and moral ones. Humanism, existentialism and Confucianism are examples of suitable non-religious worldviews for study in an age-appropriate way, while nationalism, global capitalism and Communism are examples of worldviews which would not be included in Religion and Worldviews, although they may be appropriate for study in other curriculum subjects.’

  32. Could this atheist be a humanist?

  33. Could this atheist be a humanist?

  34. Could this atheist be a humanist?

  35. Could this atheist be a humanist?

  36. Worldviews Two parts • Epistemological and ontological – what there is and how we can know • Ethical – how we should live It is possible to share the humanist approach in one of these and not the other

  37. Understanding unbelief • Templeton funded • Researching the landscape – exploring the complexity • Confusion between the ‘non-religious’ and ‘unbelievers’ • The non-religious may have religious beliefs – but most don’t • Unbelievers may still label themselves as religious – e.g. atheist Jews Humanism is one of the two, perhaps the most, dominant worldview in the UK. Dr. Lois Lee, University of Kent

  38. Misconceptions • Need to be aware of the misconceptions • Beliefs that ‘if it’s not this, then it must be that’ Think carefully about what you say and the possible misconceptions that could be made

  39. Problematic definitions • Religious humanism • Human-only-centred humanism • Yuval Noah Harari’s humanism (author of Sapiens and Homo Deus)

  40. Yuval Noah Harari

  41. Yuval Noah Harari • Involves the belief that ‘Homo sapiens has a unique and sacred nature that is fundamentally different from the nature of all other beings and phenomena.’

  42. Yuval Noah Harari • Involves the belief that ‘Homo sapiens has a unique and sacred nature that is fundamentally different from the nature of all other beings and phenomena.’ • Is a family of religions that ‘worship humanity, or more correctly, homo sapiens.’

  43. Yuval Noah Harari • Involves the belief that ‘Homo sapiens has a unique and sacred nature that is fundamentally different from the nature of all other beings and phenomena.’ • Is a family of religions that ‘worship humanity, or more correctly, homo sapiens.’ • Seeks to perfect humanity or sees the perfection of humanity as ‘the supreme good.’

  44. Yuval Noah Harari • Involves the belief that ‘Homo sapiens has a unique and sacred nature that is fundamentally different from the nature of all other beings and phenomena.’ • Is a family of religions that ‘worship humanity, or more correctly, homo sapiens.’ • Seeks to perfect humanity or sees the perfection of humanity as ‘the supreme good.’ • Claims ‘the rest of the world and all other beings exist solely for the benefit of [our] species.’ Argues that the environment should be controlled and manipulated for human needs.

  45. Yuval Noah Harari • Involves the belief that ‘Homo sapiens has a unique and sacred nature that is fundamentally different from the nature of all other beings and phenomena.’ • Is a family of religions that ‘worship humanity, or more correctly, homo sapiens.’ • Seeks to perfect humanity or sees the perfection of humanity as ‘the supreme good.’ • Claims ‘the rest of the world and all other beings exist solely for the benefit of [our] species.’ Argues that the environment should be controlled and manipulated for human needs. • ‘Is founded on monotheistic beliefs.’

  46. Yuval Noah Harari Humanism is divided into three groups each with a supreme commandment • Liberal humanism (freedom of the individual) • Socialist humanism (equality within the species) • Evolutionary humanism (encouragement of our evolution into superhumans)

  47. Yuval Noah Harari Liberal humanism Founded on the belief that ‘every individual has a sacred inner nature, indivisible and immutable, which gives meaning to the world and which is the source of all ethical and political authority. This is a reincarnation of the traditional Christian belief in a free and eternal soul that resides within each individual’. Everything justified in terms of human feelings Humanist ethics: what I feel to be good is good Humanist politics: the voter knows best Humanist economics: the customer is always right Humanist aesthetics: beauty is in the eye of the beholder Humanist education: think for yourself

  48. Yuval Noah Harari Socialist humanism Believe liberals over focus on our own feelings instead of other people’s experiences Decisions should be made by the party or the trade unions Includes communism Evolutionary humanism Some humans are superior to others Need to avoid extinction Bring on the rise of the superhumans Includes Nazism

  49. Yuval Noah Harari The humanist wars of religion The crimes of Nazism, Stalinism, and environmental destruction can all find their origins in the central tenets of humanism. Humanism is responsible for ‘an age of intense religious fervor, unparalleled missionary efforts, and the bloodiest wars of religion in history (the conflicts of the 20th century).’

  50. Yuval Noah Harari Harari’s definition of humanism therefore includes: • Communism • Capitalism • Nationalism • Nazism • Utopianism • Human-sanctification • Transhumanism

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