Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2014, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 49-54.

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Future or Present? The Implication on the Orientation of Education of Levinas' View of Time

WU Xian-Wu   

  1. School of Political Science of Anhui Normal University, Anhui Wuhu 241002
  • Online:2014-09-20 Published:2014-10-07
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Abstract: Levinas broke through the traditional formaltive time, connected time with concrete existence. Because every existent individual reborns at every instant, time is heterogeneous and the present is special to everyone. Based on the formaltive view of time, the traditional education ideas, indicate that all educational activities is oriented to the future. In order to gain the socalled happiness in the future, the teacher think that the students should endure the current torment. According to Levinas' view of time, the present is special, the student should not be require to sacrifice the present happiness so as to gain the future achivement..Teachers should change their view so that the students could live a happy life at present.

Key words: Levinas, Time, Future, Present, The Orientation of Education