education-anthropology-ontologies

The text examines the historically asymmetrical relationship between anthropology and education, proposing a conceptual inversion of 'anthropology of education' to better integrate the ontological dimension of existence. It highlights the absence of the ethnographer's body in ethnographic reflection as a result of the Western mind-body dichotomy and suggests that the 'ontological turn' in social sciences can create more symmetrical intersections between these fields, specifically regarding themes of happiness and the plenitude of becoming.

• The author argues that academic debates are shifting from primarily epistemological concerns toward reflections on the ontological dimension of existence.
• The text identifies a structural dichotomy in Western epistemology between mind and body, which manifests as the absence of the ethnographer's body in ethnographic reflection.
• The 'ontological turn' in social sciences allows for more symmetrical connections between education and anthropology, particularly through themes of happiness and the 'plenitude of becoming' which are common in pedagogical debates but new to anthropology.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (2025). education-anthropology-ontologies. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/education-anthropology-ontologies/

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. education-anthropology-ontologies. 2025. https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/education-anthropology-ontologies/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |title=education-anthropology-ontologies |date=13 January 2025 |url=https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/education-anthropology-ontologies/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearch2025educationanthropologyontologies, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{education-anthropology-ontologies}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://iai.int/es/pub_acad/education-anthropology-ontologies/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }