Illich, Ivan
Document Type
Encyclopedia entry
Source Publication
International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences
Edition
2nd ed.
Publication Date
3-26-2015
First Page
584
Last Page
588
Publisher
Elsevier
Keywords
Christianity, Commons, Conviviality, Counterproductivity, Deschooling, Development, Gender, Medicine, Radical monopoly, Renunciation
Abstract
As a Catholic priest cum public intellectual, Ivan Illich is best known for his critique of modern industrial society and its institutions, in particular his controversial deschooling proposal set forth in the 1970s. What is often neglected is the significant shift in his subsequent intellectual development, in which Illich turned to cultural history for questioning the modern certainties concerning our practices and needs. On that basis, Illich suggested that the origin of modern culture and its malaises can be traced back to Christianity and its perversion.
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.61220-5
Publisher Statement
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Additional Information
ISBN of the source publication: 9780080970868
Full-text Version
Publisher’s Version
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chen, H. F. (2015). Illich, Ivan. In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (2nd ed.) (pp. 584–588). Amsterdam: Elsevier.