makes an important contribution toward meeting this need. It fosters a rethinking of the nature, purpose, and value of education, and opens up possibilities for further scholarly and professional inquiry.

Peter Roberts is Professor of Education and Director of the Educational Theory, Policy and Practice Research Hub at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. His most recent books include Education, Ethics and Existence: Camus and the Human Condition (with Andrew Gibbons and Richard Heraud, 2015), Better Worlds: Education, Art, and Utopia (with John Freeman-Moir, 2013), Paulo Freire in the 21st Century: Education, Dialogue, and Transformation (2010), and Neoliberalism, Higher Education and Research (with Michael Peters, 2008).

«While this is a book that can be read at a single sitting its deep philosophy of lived lives and what it is to be a human being requires ongoing reflection and pose some disturbing questions about the human condition that educators need to heed. It is a book that should have appeal beyond the confines of the university and should be used in courses of teacher education.» (Michael A. Peters, New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies Volume 52, Issue 1/2017)

Contents: Living on the Edge – Happiness, Hope, and Despair in Education – Education, Faith, and Despair: Wrestling with Kierkegaard – Doubt, Discomfort, and Immortality: Educational Possibilities in the Work of Miguel de Unamuno – Attention, Asceticism, and Grace: Simone Weil and Higher Education – Hope, Despair, and Liberation: Paulo Freire and Educational Struggle – Educative Suffering? Dostoevsky as Teacher – Pain, Pleasure, and Peacefulness: An Educational Journey – Complicating the Curriculum: Happiness, Despair, and Education.