1st Edition
Education and Knowledge The Structured Misrepresentation of Reality
By Kevin Harris
Copyright 1979
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this book, first published in 1979, Kevin Harris explores the idea that in capitalist liberal democracies formal education functions essentially not to reveal reality, but rather to transmit to each new generation a structured misrepresentation of reality. In defence of this controversial and thought-provoking view, the author argues that all knowledge of the world is theory-laden and that a... Read more
Preface; Introduction; 1. Knowing and Interpreting the World 2. Theory and Critical Preference 3. Ideology 4. Attacking Ideology 5. Education 6. Possibilities; Notes; Index
Biography
Kevin Harris
