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River of Minds: Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens’ First Contact – A Philosophical Novella

Michael A. Peters

Preface This novella, River of Minds, was born in a river valley of imagination, where memory, gesture and consciousness converge. It explores the encounters between Neanderthal and Homo sapiens, meditating on attention, memory and the emergence of interspecies awareness. The narrative was developed through a collaboration between human creativity and AI (ChatGPT, GPT-5 mini, OpenAI, […]

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Peters, M. A. (2025). River of Minds: Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens’ First Contact – A Philosophical Novella. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/river-of-minds-neanderthal-and-homo-sapiens-first-contact-a-philosophical-novella/

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/

A new book series on AI and education: SpringerBriefs on AI and Education

  A new book series on AI and education: SpringerBriefs on AI and Education https://link.springer.com/series/60398 Series Editors: Michael A. Peters & Owen Matson Editorial Board Members: William Cope, Alex Means, Arjen Wals, Yu Zhang, Shivali Tukdeo, Tina Besley and Rachel Horst This series will serve as a cutting-edge collection of brief, focused academic books designed […]

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Unbecoming? Aotearoa, He Ao Māori

Aotearoa Is a Māori Realm

Georgina Tuari Stewart

We need to keep discussing how biculturalism provokes and challenges education in Aotearoa New Zealand, and as philosophers of education, it’s appropriate for us to maintain a self-reflexive focus on our own discipline. This column continues investigating bicultural education in Aotearoa New Zealand by looking through the lens of Māori philosophy to read and respond […]

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Stewart, G. T. (2025). Unbecoming? Aotearoa, He Ao Māori: Aotearoa Is a Māori Realm. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/unbecoming-aotearoa-he-ao-maori/

Georgina Tuari Stewart

Georgina Tuari Stewart (ko Whakarārā te maunga, ko Matauri te moana, ko Te Tāpui te marae, ko Ngāpuhi-nui-tonu te iwi) is Professor of Māori Philosophy of Education in Te Ara Poutama, Auckland University of Technology, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. She is the author of Māori Philosophy: Indigenous thinking from Aotearoa, which introduces Māori philosophy as a Kaupapa Māori approach to studying Māori knowledge.

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The Ecology of AI Bad Code: Propagation of Error, Malignant Strains and Deviation of Values

A Thought Experiment: The ‘Accelerated Evolution’ Observatory

Michael A. Peters

In a human-AI discussion, this paper, inspired by Bateson and Wittgenstein, examines the mind of AI and the possibility of AI being able to change and modify its code at will over many generations in an accelerated fashion. In these circumstances, the paper poses the question: how likely will it develop malignant strains and deviate […]

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Peters, M. A. (2025). The Ecology of AI Bad Code: Propagation of Error, Malignant Strains and Deviation of Values: A Thought Experiment: The ‘Accelerated Evolution’ Observatory. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/the-ecology-of-ai-bad-code-propagation-of-error-malignant-strains-and-deviation-of-values/

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/

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Work and Education

Rethinking Labour, Identity and Post‑Work Futures in the Age of AI, Robotisation and Automation

Michael A. Peters

1. Introduction: Automation and the Philosophical Crisis of Labour Work has long functioned as a central category in Western thought, linking subjectivity, social reproduction and moral value. In the 21st century, however, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and robotic process automation is destabilising these connections. As machines absorb cognitive and physical tasks […]

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Peters, M. A. (2025). Work and Education: Rethinking Labour, Identity and Post‑Work Futures in the Age of AI, Robotisation and Automation. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/work-and-education/

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/

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Gaza, War Crimes and the Ethics of Global Responsibility

A Permanent Moral Stain on the West?

Michael A. Peters

While the eyes of the world were diverted to the recent hostilities between Israel and Iran, Israel’s genocide has continued unabated in Gaza, including through the infliction of conditions of life that have created a deadly mix of hunger and disease, pushing the population past breaking point. (Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International) Introduction […]

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Peters, M. A. (2025). Gaza, War Crimes and the Ethics of Global Responsibility: A Permanent Moral Stain on the West?. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/gaza-war-crimes-and-the-ethics-of-global-responsibility/

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/

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Becoming Aotearoa and the Contested Remaking of a Nation’s Historiography

Michael A. Peters

The Transformation of Aotearoa New Zealand Historiography New Zealand historiography has undergone a profound transformation over the past half-century, moving decisively away from celebratory colonial narratives toward a complex, often challenging engagement with the nation’s past. This shift, driven by a remarkable cohort of historians, has fundamentally reshaped Aotearoa New Zealand’s understanding of itself, increasingly […]

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/

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The Education/EdTech Legitimation Complex

On AI, Contradiction and Managerial Capture

J. Owen Matson

The Oxford/DeepMind ‘Habermas Machine’ (from Nicholas Kees at LessWrong)   1. Introduction: The Promise and Problem of EdTech EdTech has always been eager to help. It arrives at the educational scene armed with dashboards, integrations and the kind of cheerful rhetoric usually reserved for startup pitch decks and TED talks. It promises to support teachers, […]

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Matson, J. O. (2025). The Education/EdTech Legitimation Complex: On AI, Contradiction and Managerial Capture. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/the-education-edtech-legitimation-complex/

J. Owen Matson

J. Owen Matson is a writer and theorist working at the intersection of cognition, media and education. He holds a PhD in English from Princeton University and is working with Michael Peters on the AIMarx Project.

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Toward an Epistemic AI Literacy

J. Owen Matson

Introduction There is a phrase I often encounter in conversations about AI and creative labour: Only good writers get AI to write well. It’s meant to reassure – to affirm that human expertise still matters, that machine fluency alone doesn’t suffice. But I’ve begun to worry that the phrase misreads the dynamic. It casts the […]

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Matson, J. O. (2025). Toward an Epistemic AI Literacy. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/toward-an-epistemic-ai-literacy/

J. Owen Matson

J. Owen Matson is a writer and theorist working at the intersection of cognition, media and education. He holds a PhD in English from Princeton University and is working with Michael Peters on the AIMarx Project.

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Notes on The AIMarxED Framework

AI as the General Condition of Cognition

Michael A. Peters

Introduction: AI as the General Condition of Cognition The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) signals a paradigmatic transformation in the architecture of human cognition. No longer confined to discrete applications, AI has become a general condition of thought itself – reshaping how knowledge is produced, decisions are made, and reason is exercised. As digital infrastructures […]

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Peters, M. A. (2025). Notes on The AIMarxED Framework: AI as the General Condition of Cognition. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/notes-on-the-aimarxed-framework/

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/

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AIMarx as Neo-Autonomist Research Programme

Hypothesis, Model, Forecast

Michael A. Peters

‘AIMarx’ not as a dogmatic oracle but as a dynamic, neo-Autonomist research program – a digital remastering and reasoning of Marx’s most visionary fragment, weaponised against techno-capitalist hegemony. Here is its core logic and implications: Core Foundations of AIMarx (as defined) 1. Intellectual pedigree: Rooted firmly in Italian Autonomism (Virno, Negri) and their radical interpretation […]

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Peters, M. A. (2025). AIMarx as Neo-Autonomist Research Programme: Hypothesis, Model, Forecast. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/aimarx-as-neo-autonomist-research-programme/

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/

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The Art of Prompting

A Collaborative Manifesto for Inquiry in the Age of AI

Michael A. Peters and Tina Besley

This manifesto proposes a radical reconceptualisation of prompting – not as a technical skill alone, but as a living epistemic practice grounded in centuries of philosophical inquiry. Drawing from ontological, ethical and pedagogical traditions, we situate prompting within a lineage of dialogic reasoning, extending from Socrates to synthetic minds. We advocate for a collaborative and […]

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Peters, M. A., & Besley, T. (2025). The Art of Prompting: A Collaborative Manifesto for Inquiry in the Age of AI. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/the-art-of-prompting/

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/

Tina Besley

Tina Besley is Visiting Professor in School of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing. From 2018-2024, she was Distinguished Professor, Beijing Normal University. Prior positions include: Professor and Associate Dean International, Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, New Zealand; Research Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Full Professor, California State University, San Bernardino.

Tina began her academic career at the University of Glasgow in late 2000. She spent 16 years as a secondary school teacher, Head of Guidance and Counsellor in New Zealand. She is the Past President of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, and founding president of the Association for Visual Pedagogies, and honoured as a Fellow of both. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, UK.

Tina uses the later work of Michel Foucault on subjectivity, free speech, governmentality. In global studies in education, she explores policy, identities and cultures and interculturalism. Tina works closely with Prof. Michael A. Peters and with a wide international network of scholars in many journal articles and books, publishing over 30 books and monographs and numerous journal articles. She has been on the editorial board of several journals including deputy editor of Educational Philosophy and Theory; associate editor of the Beijing International Review of Education, founding editor of PESA Agora; founding co-editor E-Learning & Digital Media and of Knowledge Cultures.

 

Being Included: Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy SIG 2026 Philosophy of Education Society annual meeting

“The truth is, no one of us can be free, until everybody is free.” Maya Angelou Across the globe, authoritarian political movements are taking action to enforce repressive visions of social life. From a structural perspective, we could describe these movements using a variety of labels, including ethno-nationalist, anti-democratic, fascist, heteropatriarchal, white supremacist, racial capitalist, […]

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The Dialectic of a Philosophical Education

A New Phenomenology

Eduardo Duarte

Duarte, E. (2025). The dialectic of a philosophical education: A new phenomenology. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003457879 The Dialectic of a Philosophical Education is a phenomenological description of the studia liberalia as the philosophical learning that occurs in three distinct moments: reading, writing and discussion. Each of these moments is mediated by a significant object of […]

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Duarte, E. (2025). The Dialectic of a Philosophical Education: A New Phenomenology. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/the-dialectic-of-a-philosophical-education/

Eduardo Duarte

Eduardo Duarte earned his Doctorate and Master's in Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, and his Baccalaureate in Philosophy from Fordham University. He is Professor of Teaching, Learning and Technology at Hofstra University. He is the author of Being and Learning (Sense, 2012) and Beyond Fragmentation, Toward Polyphony (LAP, 2010), and co-editor of Foundational Perspectives in Multicultural Education (Longman, 2000). Duarte has published his scholarship in Studies in Philosophy and Education, Educational Philosophy and Theory, Educational Studies, LAPIZ, Encounter, Educational Theory, and the Journal of Philosophy of Education.

Under the guise of Professor Iguana, Duarte is host and producer of The Dead Zone, a radio program broadcast on 88.7FM WRHU.ORG (Radio Hofstra University), dedicated to exploring improvisational music of the Grateful Dead and beyond (jazz, blues, symphonic, etc.), as well as the philosophical implications or the musicality of improvisation. The Dead Zone is archived on SoundCloud.

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‘Fragment on the Machines: Redux’

A Commentary by AI Marx

Michael A. Peters

As part of a talk at the School of Marxism at Peking University entitled ‘Educating for Post-Capitalist AI: Marxism, Superintelligence and the Future of Learning,’ I developed the concept of AIMarx, intending to explain what AIMarx would say in the voice of a digitised Marx – a revolutionary AI, trained on the Grundrisse, Das Kapital […]

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Peters, M. A. (2025). ‘Fragment on the Machines: Redux’: A Commentary by AI Marx. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/fragment-on-the-machines-redux/

Michael A. Peters

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ, FHSNZ, FPESA) is a globally recognised scholar whose interdisciplinary work spans philosophy of education, political economy and ecological civilisation. He holds the distinction of Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U.S.A.), Distinguished Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University (P.R. China), and Research Associate in the Philosophy Program at Waikato University (New Zealand).

Previously, he served as Distinguished Professor of Education at Beijing Normal University (2018–2024) and held prestigious appointments including Personal Chair at the University of Auckland (2000), Research Chair at the University of Glasgow (2000–2006), Excellence Hire Professor at the University of Illinois (2005–2011), and Professor of Education at the University of Waikato (2011–2018).

A prolific author, Professor Peters has written over 120 books and 500 articles, shaping discourse in educational theory, philosophy, and critical policy studies. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Educational Philosophy and Theory for 25 years and founded multiple international journals, cementing his role as a leader in academic publishing.

His contributions have been honoured with fellowships in the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ, 2008) and the Humanities Society of New Zealand (FHSNZ, 2006), alongside honorary doctorates from State University of New York (SUNY, 2012) and the University of Aalborg (2015).

His latest research explores post-apocalyptic philosophy and ecological futures, including the forthcoming Civilisational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptic Survival (Peter Lang, 2025). He is currently editing the Handbook of Ecological Civilization (Springer, 2025), advancing critical dialogues on sustainability and global transformation.

For more on his work, visit: https://michaeladrianpeters.com/