Category Archives: Education

Post-structuralism and Marxism: education as knowledge capitalism

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

This paper argues for ‘post-structural Marxisms’ as the pedagogical practice of reading and rereading Marx in a critical manner. It is less concerned to give an account of social class or of the changing historical relevance of this concept in … Continue reading →

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Beyond equality and inequality in education: Bakhtinian dialogic ethics approach of human uniqueness to educational justice

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

In our essay, we challenge the hegemonic Kantian discourse of defining justice as equality (in a broader sense) and injustice as inequality in education (and elsewhere). We argue that this discourse is based on the underlying assumption of replaceability and … Continue reading →

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Educational Philosophy – Historical Perspectives

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Giorgio Bertini

Philosophical reflection upon education can be traced back to Plato’s Meno and Republic; the work of many mainstream philosophers since has educational relevance, but specific reference to education has been sporadic. When noted philosophers have turned directly to education their … Continue reading →

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