Paradoxes of Learning

Preface. Part 1 The Development of the Social Self. 1 The Nature of Human Learning. 2 The Paradox of Living and Learning in Society. 3 Being and the Birth of the Self. 4 Understanding Conscious Action. 5 Learning and Action. 6 Interests and Learning. Part 2: Personal Growth Through Lifelong Learning. 7 Being a Person. 8 Authenticity, Autonomy and Self-Directed Learning. 9 Being and Having. 10 Meaning and Truth. 11 Learning, Personhood and the Workplace. 12 Aging and Wisdom. 13 Learning and Change. 14 The Political Dimension of Learning. 15 Implications for Teaching and Education. References. Index.