Softly Nurturing, Silently Influencing: A Study on Unconscious Education in Ideological and Political Education

Author: Gong Zhihong
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: "Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways; the problem lies in changing the world." The purpose of introducing and studying unconscious education in this book is not to replace the dominant conscious education in ideological and political education, but to explore new fields and territories of ideological and political education while upholding the subjectivity of conscious education, in order to leverage the supplementary and complementary role of unconscious education. To achieve this goal, the book is guided by Marxist historical materialism. Based on a comprehensive review of the theory and practice of ideological and political education in China and abroad, especially the 80-plus years of such education in the Communist Party of China, and critically drawing on Freud's unconscious theory as proposed by the founder of the Austrian school of psychoanalysis, the book combines theoretical research with social practice, integrates speculation with empiricism, and promptly incorporates the latest research findings from relevant disciplines. It analyzes and argues a series of issues surrounding the correct and effective implementation of unconscious education in ideological and political education. The book consists of 10 chapters.