{"product_id":"paulo-freire-a-philosophical-biography-hardcover","title":"Paulo Freire: A Philosophical Biography - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Omar Kohan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaulo Freire (1921-1997) is one of the most widely read and studied educational thinkers of our time. His seminal works, including \u003ci\u003ePedagogy of the Oppressed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003esparked the global social and philosophical movement of critical pedagogy and his ideas about the close ties between education and social justice and politics are as relevant today as they ever were. In this book, Walter Omar Kohan interweaves philosophical, educational, and biographical elements of Freire's life which prompt us to reflect on what we thought we knew about Freire, and also on the relationship between education and politics more broadly. It offers a new and timely reading of Freire's work and life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book is structured around five key themes that provide a new perspective to on Freire's work: life, equality, love, errantry and childhood. It includes a contextualization of Freire's work within the past and current political terrain in Brazil, and encourages educators to put themselves and their educational work into question by highlighting some of Freire's lesser known thoughts on time. The book also includes a conversation with Lutgardes Costa Freire, Paulo's Freire's youngest son, a dialogue with the co-founder of the Latin American Philosophy of Education Society, Jason Wozniak \u003ci\u003e(West Chester University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e, and a foreword by the renowned Freirean scholar and activist Antonia Darder \u003ci\u003e(Loyola Marymount University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Omar Kohan\u003c\/b\u003e is Full Professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Brazil. He is Past President of the International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children (ICPIC) and has authored or edited more than 50 books. His publications in English include \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eThe Inventive Schoolmaster \u003c\/i\u003e(2015) and \u003ci\u003eChildhood, Education and Philosophy (\u003c\/i\u003e2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450155188473,"sku":"9781350195998","price":138.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/kQ2-2m85aR9781350195998.webp?v=1772047157","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/paulo-freire-a-philosophical-biography-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}