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The Wisdom of the ‘Ignorant Schoolmaster’

November 4, 2013 by Sotiris Triantis 3 Comments

The Wisdom of the ‘Ignorant Schoolmaster’

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” ― Socrates [From Sotiris Triantis] An intellectual adventure Joseph Jacotot (born in 1770) was a French teacher who discovered something remarkable in the education process. His intellectual adventure begun Continue Reading …

The Digitization of the Real

September 24, 2013 by Sotiris Triantis 6 Comments

The Digitization of the Real

“Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action comes, stop thinking and go in.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte   [From Sotiris Triantis]   In a previous article here on the PEL blog ‘Don’t Act. Just Think’: A Short Comment on Slavoj Zizek’s Critique of Activism, I argued that thinking is not enough in order to effect radical change in collective Continue Reading …

‘Don’t Act. Just Think’: A short comment on Slavoj Zizek’s critique of Activism

August 26, 2013 by Sotiris Triantis 39 Comments

‘Don’t Act. Just Think’: A short comment on Slavoj Zizek’s critique of Activism

[From Sotiris Triantis]   Slavoj Zizek – in a video titled ‘Don’t Act. Just Think’ – suggests that in the social and political realm we should not act but think. It’s an odd, somewhat counter-revolutionary thesis.  Historical change has always been brought about by collective action. A more useful model might be: ‘First Think, Then Act’.  When Noam Chomsky was Continue Reading …

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