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Publication Date: 2004-Aug
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Borrelli, Mill, Emily and Me
Suissa, Judith
Journal of Philosophy of Education, v38 n3 p455-465 Aug 2004
In this paper, I explore the insights suggested by Michele Borrelli's 'The Utopianisation of Critique' in the context of a real-life educational encounter that involves an attempt at being critical. Borrelli's observation that all positive utopian critique implies an inevitable degree of dogmatism takes on a new - and less depressing - significance when examined in the light of such an encounter. Acknowledging the tensions suggested by Borelli's analysis is, I argue, what makes a particular educational stance critical. Rather than leading to conceptual confusion, this should be seen as integral to the transformative and motivational potential of the educational process.
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