Training and Education Centre
Education, Purpose and Human Flourishing in Uncertain Times (EPHF)
Department of Education And St. Antony's College I University of Oxford
In partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation and Global Centre for Pluralism
EPHF Seminars
Seminar Year 1: 2020-2021
Education and Human Flourishing: Personhood and Society – This theme explores the dialectical relationship between mind and environment. It looks at what is meant by ‘Human Flourishing’ and explores amongst others such concepts as character, wellbeing, and virtue.
For full seminar details and links to past seminar recordings, please click on this link: Education Purpose and Human Flourishing in Uncertain Times Seminar Series
Seminar Year 2: 2021-2022
Education and Human Flourishing: Culture and Context – This theme explores the relationship between the desire to ‘become’ and cultural and contextual adversities. Here we look at concepts such as motivation, grit, determination and capability, and what different cultures and contexts can teach us about education and human flourishing amidst adversity.
For full seminar details and links to past seminar recordings, please click on this link: Education and Human Flourishing: Culture and Context
Seminar Year 2: 2022-2023
Education and Human Flourishing: History and Politics – This theme examines human flourishing against the backdrop of history and politics. It looks at a variety of countries to examine notions such as ‘national happiness’ (Bhutan), ‘truth and reconciliation’ (South Africa, Rwanda), or transitional justice (Chile, Columbia). Human flourishing is studied as a concept of collective endeavour, of collective struggle, collective endurance, and collective fortitude. Here there is much to learn from development agencies and NGO’s who tirelessly and over long periods of time work with the most marginalised populations who are a constant reminder that human flourishing is not an individual privilege.
For full seminar details and links past seminar recordings, please click on this link: Education and Human Flourishing: History and Politics
