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Thinking with Spinoza, Locke, and Dewey about self-control, education, and democracy

Atli Harðarson
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Atli Harðarson School of Education, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland   Abstract In the 17th century Spinoza and Locke wrote about education as aiming at self-control. In the 20th century Dewey argued for a similar view in Experience and education, where he described education as enabling people to have control over their own lives. These […]

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Harðarson, A. (2024). Thinking with Spinoza, Locke, and Dewey about self-control, education, and democracy. ACCESS: Contemporary Issues in Education, 44(2), 23-34. https://doi.org/10.46786/ac24.7516
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The New Cold War Blocs

Peter McLaren

Claiming to represent the apogee of Western democracy, the United States has undertaken grievous crimes against humanity throughout the course of its history, and I don’t need to itemise all of the egregious episodes pertaining to imperial interference in the elected governments of countries and the waging of wars considered to be threats to world […]

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McLaren, P. (2022). The New Cold War Blocs. PESA Agora. https://pesaagora.com/columns/the-new-cold-war-blocs/

Peter McLaren

Peter McLaren is Emeritus Professor at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles. From 2013-2023 he served as Distinguished Professor in Critical Studies, Co-Director and International Ambassador for Global Ethics and Social Justice, The Paulo Freire Democratic Project, Attallah College of Educational Studies, Chapman University, USA.

A conversation with Henry Giroux: Education, democracy and neoliberalism

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A dialogue with Michael Hardt on revolution, joy, and learning to let go

Alexander J. Means, Amy N. Sojot , Yuko Ida & Michael Hardt
Published online: 10 Aug 2020
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Abstract In this wide-ranging conversation, Michael Hardt reflects on recent transformations within Empire. Several unique themes emerge concerning power and pedagogy as they intersect with subjectivity and global crisis. Drawing on the common in conjunction with the tradition of love in education uncovers a different path that attends to today’s real political, ecological, and social […]

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Alexander J. Means, Amy N. Sojot, Yuko Ida & Michael Hardt (2020) A dialogue with Michael Hardt on revolution, joy, and learning to let go, Educational Philosophy and Theory, DOI: 10.1080/00131857.2020.1803977
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