Lifelong Learning:Giddens's View on Self-identity and Moral Dimension

A popular perspective of contemporary lifelong learning is that there is a constant need for individuals to learn new knowledge and skills and adapt themselves to changing conditions because of rapid changes in contemporary societies.In this discourse,there is even a need to reflexively engage in the(re) construction of oneself.Some theories raise critical questions about the assumptions informing these ideas,particularly,the absence of the moral and intersubjective dimensions in Giddens's idea of thereflexive project of the self.Some alternative ideas are presented from Taylor and Ricoeur who argue that self and identity cannot be understood without reference to moral/ethical dimensions and without incorporating the intersubjective constituents.Therefore,their works have the potential to address some deficiencies in Giddens's ideas and point out a different form of lifelong learning that is more explicitly concerned with the moral dimension and caring others.