Illich, Ivan

Hon Fai CHEN

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.61220-5

Illich, Ivan

Hon Fai CHEN

Department of Sociology and Social Policy

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	584-588
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.61220-5
Publication status	Published - 26 Mar 2015

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