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About Kai Wortmann
Philosopher of education with a strong interest in innovative empirical research. His work focuses on contemporary pragmatist educational theory and empirical research methodology. His PhD thesis aims at re-thinking what it means to be critical in education. PhD candidate at the Institute of Education, University of Tübingen, Germany, funded by a State Postgraduate Scholarship. B.A. in Education and Philosophy (Heidelberg University), M.Sc. in Educational Research Design and Methodology (University of Oxford).
Kai Wortman is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Education, University of Tübingen, interested in philosophy of education.
NBN Episodes hosted by Kai:
July 29, 2021
Eating in Theory
As we taste, chew, swallow, digest, and excrete, our foods transform us, while our eating, in its turn, affects the wider earthly environment. In Eati…
July 12, 2021
Obstinate Education
What should the relationship between school and society be? Obstinate Education: Reconnecting School and Society (Brill, 2019) argues that education i…
June 15, 2021
Generous Thinking
In an age characterized by rampant anti-intellectualism, Kathleen Fitzpatrick in her Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University …
May 31, 2021
Critique and Praxis
Critical philosophy has always challenged the division between theory and practice. At its best, it aims to turn contemplation into emancipation, seek…
May 26, 2021
Pragmatic Humanism Revisited
How can we feel at home in this world? Pragmatic Humanism Revisited: An Essay on Making the World a Home (Palgrave, 2019) offers a humanist re-reading…
May 24, 2021
Critique as Social Practice
Today I spoke with Robin Celikates about his book Critique as Social Practice: Critical Theory and Social Self-Understanding (Rowman and Littlefield, …
April 27, 2021
Education and Thinking in Continental Philosophy
Itay Snir's book Education and Thinking in Continental Philosophy (Springer, 2020) draws on five philosophers from the continental tradition – Theodor…
April 13, 2021
Bearing with Strangers
Bearing with Strangers: Arendt, Education and the Politics of Inclusion (Routledge, 2018) looks at inclusion in education in a new way. By introducing…
April 9, 2021
Forms of Education
Emile Bojesen's book Forms of Education: Rethinking Educational Experience Against and Outside the Humanist Legacy (Routledge, 2019) analyses the tene…
March 11, 2021
Towards an Ontology of Teaching
Joris Vlieghe and Piotr Zamojski's book Towards an Ontology of Teaching: Thing-centred Pedagogy, Affirmation and Love for the World (Springer, 2019) o…