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In the Vineyard of the Text: A Commentary to Hugh’s Didascalicon

In the Vineyard of the Text: A Commentary to Hugh’s Didascalicon

Author: Ivan Illich
Genres: Contemporary, Education, Non-Fiction
Tags: #89, #89 - Scholé Every Day, Mystie Winckler

In a work with profound implications for the electronic age, Ivan Illich explores how revolutions in technology affect the way we read and understand text.

Examining the Didascalicon of Hugh of St. Victor, Illich celebrates the culture of the book from the twelfth century to the present. Hugh's work, at once an encyclopedia and guide to the art of reading, reveals a twelfth-century revolution as sweeping as that brought about by the invention of the printing press and equal in magnitude only to the changes of the computer age—the transition from reading as a vocal activity done in the monastery to reading as a predominantly silent activity performed by and for individuals.

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Deschooling Society

Deschooling Society

Author: Ivan Illich
Tags: #148, #148 Scholé Every Day, #149, #149 Topical Discussion, #154, #154 Topical Discussion, Mystie Winckler

Schools have failed our individual needs, supporting false and misleading notions of 'progress' and development fostered by the belief that ever-increasing production, consumption and profit are proper yardsticks for measuring the quality of human life. Our universities have become recruiting centers for the personnel of the consumer society, certifying citizens for service, while at the same time disposing of those judged unfit for the competitive rat race. In this bold and provocative book, Illich suggest some radical and exciting reforms for the education system.

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