Odin Fauskevåg, PhD, serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). His field of research interest is mainly theoretical, specifically concerning how the German philosophical tradition may shed light on different aspects of modern educational practices. A central theme is how thinkers like Hegel, Kant and Gadamer, and concepts such as Bildung and recognition, define a framework for discussing education that differs from the competency-based educational thinking which prevails today.