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Radical Liberalism and Radical Education
Author(s) -
Lichtenstein Peter M.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1536-7150
pISSN - 0002-9246
DOI - 10.1111/j.1536-7150.1985.tb01885.x
Subject(s) - political radicalism , liberalism , praxis , libertarianism , sociology , privilege (computing) , classical liberalism , politics , democracy , social order , environmental ethics , philosophy of education , social science , political science , law , law and economics , philosophy , higher education
A bstract .Radical liberalism is a social philosophy which spans two traditions: liberalism (both classical and modern ) and left wing radicalism. The former seeks the liberation of individuals from political/economic power; the latter seeks to overturn a social order based on privilege and property The writings of Illich, Freire , and Dewey represent an educational philosophical tradition that falls squarely into the radical liberal school. All three educators generally share a similar attachment to pluralistic, developmental, solidaristic , and egalitarian values. They also desire educational systems which are based on participatory democracy Theirs is a praxis oriented, consciousness raising educational alternative which serves as the starting point for revolutionary social change.