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سال هشتم شماره 1 (پیاپی 14، بهار و تابستان 1402)

This research was conducted with the aim of analysis of magical realism in the Meta-modernism approach and looking for its educational implications in intellectual inquiry and empathy. The main components of Meta-modernism include oscillation, magical realism, neo-romanticism, "As If" thinking and pragmatism. Although the use of magical realism predates Meta-modernism, this literary genre is now associated with neo-romanticism and Meta-modernism. Literary approach, as a mixture of imagination and reality, is considered as one of the effective components of Meta-modernism. Considering the importance of this component, this research has analyzed magical realism in this approach in order to provide its implications for education. The method of this research is of qualitative type and its library studies are conducted using content analysis in relation to the relevant and accessible documents and articles. The result of this research shows that magical realism can significantly help learners in intellectual growth, critical thinking, intellectual inquiry, empathy, intercultural sensitivity, and a deeper understanding of complex issues

education, in confrunting the world's developments in the field of history, in relation to the past and historical tradition on the one hand, and new phenomena on the other hand. This philosophical issue can be traced under the topic of historicity. Historicism was first introduced into philosophy by Hegel, and after him, attention to history in epistemology was continued by various philosophers. Heidegger deals with historicity in a different way from others and considers it not as a secondary and temporary characteristic, but as an existential element for humans. Accordingly, we found Heidegger's exploration of historicity as a way to answer our question. From Heidegger's point of view, human is "thrown" into a historical tradition and culture, and since he has existence, he can plan his way of becoming. The ability to do this is based on the unique possibilities that belong to human, as the result of this thrownness. The result of this research is that in a desired education, based on authentic historicity, first of all, historical tradition cannot be considered as an object for the will of a person; historical tradition is always present in us and offers all the possibilities of our existence. Secondly, since human beings have an existence towards the future, the objective recovery of historical tradition and the effort to educate human beings similar to past human beings is meaningless and independent of "here" and "now" in the life. Thirdly, ignoring the historical tradition destroys the existential continuity of human experiences throughout history and removes the originality and "spontaneity" of human actions. That is, it is not possible to make such a will to raise a person who is abandoned and separated from the past.

The current research has been carried out with the aim of evaluating the feasibility of benefiting from one of the popular pre-primary educational approaches in the world, by exploration the philosophical foundations of Reggio Emilia educational theory and evaluating it based on the Islamic theory of action. In this regard, applying the method of conceptual analysis, linguistic analysis, and regressive logical analysis, we have deduced the basic components of the philosophical foundations of this theory and criticized them based on the Islamic theory of action. One of the results of this research is the inference of twelve philosophical components as the anthropological, epistemological, and axiological foundations of this theory, including the uniqueness and decency of children and the value of their intellectual and practical independence. In addition, the theory of Reggio Emilia has adopted a social constructivist approach to knowledge and has focused on the value of justice and democracy as its governing spirit. The results of evaluation suggest that while the Reggio Emilia educational theory has unique attributes and valuable educational advancements, it is necessary to have a careful scrutiny about it and resolve its challenging aspects before its implementation. Criticisms of this kind entail: taking a reductive approach and oversighting the spiritual essence of the child; an overly simplistic and idealistic portrayal of the child; a lack of clarity regarding realism versus constructivism, alongside potential risks of radical relativism in epistemology; as well as deficiencies in accommodating absolute and conditional values alongside the variable values in the axiological realm. To address these concerns, a reconstructive approach could entail: acknowledging an overlap relation between the spiritual and the physical dimensions, taking a balanced view on the child, positioning realism as a focal point while constructivism orbiting around it, emphasizing both absolute and conditional values, and maintaining a balanced emphasis on rationality and equity in democracy.