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| Ivan Illich[(Ivan_Illich>Ivan Illich[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Illich|Wikipedia]])] was a philosopher and social critic who is known for his critiques of modern institutions, particularly in the areas of education, healthcare, and development. Illich was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1926 and was educated in both Europe and the United States. He spent much of his life traveling and living in Latin America, where he became involved in the Catholic social justice movement and developed many of his ideas about the negative effects of modern institutions on society. | Ivan Illich[(Ivan_Illich>Ivan Illich[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Illich|Wikipedia]])] was a philosopher and social critic who is known for his critiques of modern institutions, particularly in the areas of education, healthcare, and development. Illich was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1926 and was educated in both Europe and the United States. He spent much of his life traveling and living in Latin America, where he became involved in the Catholic social justice movement and developed many of his ideas about the negative effects of modern institutions on society. |
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| | Meanwhile the whole machinery of the State, in all the different countries, is turned on to making defenceless children believe absurd propositions the effect of which is to make them willing to die in defence of sinister interests under the impression that they are fighting for truth and right. This is only one of countless ways in which education is designed, not to give true knowledge, but to make the people pliable to the will of their masters. Without an elaborate system of deceit in the elementary schools it would be impossible to preserve the camouflage of democracy. |
| | <cite>Bertrand Russell (1922), Free Thought and Official Propaganda[(Free_Thought_and_Official_Propaganda>Bertrand Russell(1922) - Free Thought and Official Propaganda[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Thought_and_Official_Propaganda|Wikipedia]])] |
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| One of Illich's main philosophical ideas was the concept of "deschooling" [(Deschooling_Society>Deschooling Society[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschooling_Society|Wikipedia]])], which refers to the belief that traditional schools and universities are harmful to individuals and society. Illich argued that formal education often serves to stratify society and perpetuate inequality rather than providing genuine learning and personal growth. He believed that education should be a lifelong process that is based on self-directed learning and the exchange of knowledge between people rather than being controlled by institutions. | One of Illich's main philosophical ideas was the concept of "deschooling" [(Deschooling_Society>Deschooling Society[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deschooling_Society|Wikipedia]])], which refers to the belief that traditional schools and universities are harmful to individuals and society. Illich argued that formal education often serves to stratify society and perpetuate inequality rather than providing genuine learning and personal growth. He believed that education should be a lifelong process that is based on self-directed learning and the exchange of knowledge between people rather than being controlled by institutions. |
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