caa a22 4500 445848073 CHVBK 20180317145405.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11217-011-9240-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11217-011-9240-0 Kerr Donna University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA aut Cruelty to Compassion: the Poetry of Teaching Transformation [Elektronische Daten] [Donna Kerr] Two complementary bodies of literature either claim explicitly or imply that human cruelty is rooted in asymmetrical relationships. The first describes and analyzes various forms of domination and acquiescence, including colonialism, racism, imperialism, sexism, and interpersonal power dynamics, among others. The second attempts to describe what would constitute the antidote, namely symmetrical relationships of mutuality and equality. Both of these literatures counsel abandoning asymmetrical relationships in favor of the symmetrical. To the contrary, this paper argues that it is only in the context of asymmetrical relationships that humans can learn the basics of equality and mutual regard that undergird democracy. More particularly, the moral use of asymmetrical relations would be to help the young acquire, inter alias, the kinds of self-awareness and self-understanding that would enable them to function as responsible parties in symmetrical relations. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2011 Domination and acquiescence nationallicence Asymmetrical and symmetrical relationships nationallicence Moral uses of asymmetrical relations nationallicence Teaching transformation nationallicence Enabling participation in relations of mutuality and equality nationallicence Teaching democracy nationallicence Self-knowledge and moral responsibility nationallicence Poetry and imagination in teaching nationallicence Avoiding domination in teaching nationallicence Studies in Philosophy and Education Springer Netherlands 30/6(2011-11-01), 573-584 0039-3746 30:6<573 2011 30 11217 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-011-9240-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-011-9240-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Kerr Donna University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Studies in Philosophy and Education Springer Netherlands 30/6(2011-11-01), 573-584 0039-3746 30:6<573 2011 30 11217 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer