On Problematic Situations and Problematizations: Study Practices and the Pragmatics of a World to?Be?Made

In this article, Hans Schildermans suggests practices of study as a way for universities to respond socio-ecological questions, issues, and problems related the Anthropocene. He elaborates concept by drawing on traditional pragmatic notions, such problematic situation problematization, these are articulated in John Dewey's theory inquiry. Prompted concerns about closed problem–solution nexus, well questions concerning (egological) worldview underlying theory, aims reread ideas through lens contemporary authors Isabelle Stengers. doing so, he articulates educational dynamics that address situations, with specific attention matters futurity. other words, centrally important analysis is question how participate world in-the-making activating possible futures — or, formulate it somewhat differently, give shape pragmatics to-be-made