Makerspace Prof. Nigel Tubbs on Socrates, politics and educational philosophy
This week I get to chat with another very special guest, Professor Nigel Tubbs. Nigel initially began as a teacher before moving into tertiary roles and specialises in the relation between philosophy and education. His publications have explored how their relationship affects the concept of 'the teacher', the concept of 'education,' the definition of what counts as 'philosophy', and the shape of the history of western philosophy more generally.
In this conversation we talk about how a deep education is one that goes backstage and asks what’s really going on, how education is being instrumentalised by politics, and then discuss some challenging ideas about sitting in difficulties and not requiring conclusive viewpoints - letting tensions teach us. It’s a challenging conversation but a goodie!