From Radical Marxism to Knowledge Socialism: An, Peters, Jackson..

Taylor & Francis

From Radical Marxism to Knowledge SocialismAn Educational Philosophy and Theory Reader, Volume XI\nAuthor(s): Michael A. Peters, Liz Jackson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032106434, 978-1032106434\nSynopsis\nThis volume examines the place of Marxist theory in the history of the journal Educational Philosophy and Theory, primarily through the selection and exploration of typical and significant articles exploring Marxist-related themes in the journal over time. The title, From Radical Marxism to Knowledge Socialism, reflects this historical approach. In the 1960s and 1970s, Marxism was considered to be a radical, extreme political theory, while western liberalism and a free-market economy were largely taken for granted as natural phenomena, in western philosophy of education and in the journal. More recently, educational theorists have begun to explore trends related to the neoliberal age. Paradoxically, such t.