Paulo Freire and the Concept of Education

Abstract

In this article, I argue that Paulo Freire’s liberatory conception of education is interesting, challenging, even transforming because central to it are important aspects of education which other philosophers marginalise. I also argue that Freire’s critics are right when they claim that he paid insufficient attention to another important aspect of education. Finally, I argue for a conception of education which takes account of the strengths and at the same time overcomes the limitations of Freire’s liberatory conception.

Keywords:

• Paulo Freire
• liberatory education
• concept of education
• Richard Peters
• John Dewey
• Israel Scheffler