Professor Kristján Krisjánsson visiting JYU and our team
Visiting lecture: Flourishing as the Aim of Education
31.5.2023 12:15—13:42 Ruusupuisto lobby, presentation is online here: https://r.jyu.fi/F0v
The event’s keynote speaker is a visiting professor Kristján Kristjánsson from the University of Birmingham. He is the professor of Character Education and Virtue Ethics Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, and his keynote presentation has two aims.
The first aim is to provide an overview of the main themes from his book Flourishing as the Aim of Education (Routledge 2020). The conception of flourishing elicited there falls broadly within the Aristotelian concept of eudaimonia. Yet it distinguishes itself from Aristotle’s own conception in various ways. Most conspicuously, it argues that the ‘good life’ of the student, to which education should contribute, must involve engagement with self-transcendent ideals and ignite awe-filled enchantment, in ways which go well beyond, and even clash with, traditional Aristotle-inspired conceptions of eudaimonia. Kristjánsson arrives at this conclusion by comparing and contrasting the traditional Aristotelian conception of flourishing with accounts from positive psychology (Seligman), self-determination theory (Ryan and Deci) and liberal education (Brighouse, de Ruyter) and arriving at a synthesis of the four accounts.
The second aim is to introduce ten remaining problems that need to be addressed for flourishing to become a feasible aim of modern schooling.
The event is organized as a part of the Wisdom Lunch Colloquium -series, and the Ruusupuisto discusses -seminar series in co-operation between Wisdom in Practice –project funded by the Academy of Finland, the School of Resource Wisdom JYU.Wisdom, the School of Wellbeing JYU.Well, the Finnish Institute for Educational Research, and the Community for teacher education development and research JYU.Edu.
Professor Eric H. Kessler as visiting fellow in the JYU and our team
Visiting lecture: In Search of Wise Leadership: Implications for Teaching and Learning
1.12.2021 13:30 — 15:00 Ruusupuisto lobby, presentation is online here: https://r.jyu.fi/EgW
About Eric H. Kessler
An internationally recognized authority on organization management and global leadership, Dr. Eric H. Kessler is a Distinguished Professor, the Henry George Endowed Scholar, and founding Director of the Business Honors Program at the Lubin School of Business at Pace University in New York City. This academic year, during his sabbatical, he was named a Visiting Fellow at the Finnish Institute for Education Research (Fall 2021 - Jyväskylä) as well as a Fulbright specialist at the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Spring 2022 - Cairo).
As a management Scholar Professor Eric H. Kessler has published seven critically acclaimed books including the recent title “Wise Leadership” that have sold in 70+ countries and produced over 120 combined academic papers in many of the field’s top outlets. He is also the worldwide General Editor of the Encyclopedia of Management Theory. As a management Educator he is a Kenan Teaching Excellence Award winner who has pioneered innovative curriculum development as well as led many international field studies, mentored many student theses, and guided many community engagement service projects. In his 25 years of instructing 4,500+ students he has received the highest levels of feedback in undergraduate, masters, doctoral, executive, and corporate education programs.
Further information: https://lubin.pace.edu/faculty-profile/ekessler
Eric H. Kessler
Distinguished Professor
Lubin School of Business at Pace University
EKESSLER@PACE.EDU