The purpose of this study is to explore the meaning of the world in the increasing uncertainty of
postmodernism in which the distinction between reality and non-reality, existence and non-existence
has been blurred. What is worried is that this phenomenon is connected to the process of
deconstruction of meaning. Then, what kind of concept should be considered in education, in order to
cope with the challenges of postmodernism such as nihillism or meaninglessness? This study
attempts to explore an alternative for this challenge by examining the concept of the world by
Hannah Arendt. In doing it, I will outline how the concept of the world has been changed in the
history of western educational thought and next, I will explore the concept of the world by Hannah
Arendt. Then, I will draw an educational implication from the concept of the world by Hannah
Arendt. From the metaphor of a common table which is the core of the Arendtian world, the world
is presented as an image of the people(human world) sitting together around a table(common world).
Through this unique and dual-layered world, Arendt suggests that it is necessary for a student to
share the common world which is discussed from different perspectives. Only through this process
can a student experiences the sense of reality about the world. Furthermore, the world can be
renewed by this common reality which reaches through the communication from diverse
perspectives.