In this Book
- The Challenges of Ivan Illich: A Collective Reflection
- Book
- 2002
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
This unique collection examines the man Utne Reader has called “the greatest social critic of the twentieth century.” The essays—all by people Illich has influenced personally—discuss how his life and thought have affected conceptualization, study, and practice of psychotherapy, notions about education, ideas concerning the historical development of the text, perceptions of technology, as well as other topics. All of Illich’s books are discussed and his ideas on education, theology, technology, anarchism, and society are examined in relationship to those of René Girard, Karl Polanyi, Emmanuel Levinas, and Jacques Ellul. Illich’s previously unpublished paper offering a new view of conspiracy in European history is included.
Table of Contents
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- Preface and Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- PART I: INTRODUCTIONS
- 1. Reading Ivan Illich
- pp. 1-8
- PART II: THE PERSON
- 5. On Ivan Illich and His Friends
- pp. 49-52
- 7. In the Shadow of Jerome
- pp. 59-70
- PART III: ARENAS OF THOUGHT
- 11. Hospitality Cannot Be a Challenge
- pp. 113-126
- PART IV: FACING SOCIETY
- 13. A Letter on Studying with Master Illich
- pp. 141-152
- PART V: EXTENDING INTERPRETATIONS
- 16. Energy and the Mystery of Iniquity
- pp. 177-188
- 18. Ivan Illich’s Break with the Past
- pp. 205-218
- 19. The Quest for Past Somatics
- pp. 219-230
- PART VI: EPILOGUE
- 20. The Cultivation of Conspiracy
- pp. 233-242
- Contributors
- pp. 243-248
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791488294
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
53449597
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No