Ivan Illich in Conversation

by David Cayley, Ivan Illich (Interviewee)

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For more than fifteen years, iconoclastic thinker Ivan Illich refused to be interviewed. Finally, in 1988, CBC's David Cayley persuaded Illich to record a conversation. This first interview led to additional sessoins that continued until 1992 and are now gathered in Ivan Illich in Conversation. In these fascinating conversations, which range over a wide selection of the celebrated thinker's published work and public career, Illich's brilliant mind alights on topics of great contemporary interest, including education, history, language, politics, and the church.… (more)

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This may be the best introduction into the thought of Ivan Illich. A series of interviews conducted by David Cayley, it proceeds chronologically through Illich's work from the '60s to the '80s. The interview format provides a good survey of Illich's biography, his written works, and allows for reflective thinking about the two. What I appreciate more than anything about Illich's thought/work is how he provides a new vantage point for looking at the world. He calls into question our underlying assumptions: what is school for? does our technology actually advance human satisfaction? do helping professions do more harm than good?

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
David Cayley	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Illich, Ivan	Interviewee	main author	all editions	confirmed

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For more than fifteen years, iconoclastic thinker Ivan Illich refused to be interviewed. Finally, in 1988, CBC's David Cayley persuaded Illich to record a conversation. This first interview led to additional sessoins that continued until 1992 and are now gathered in Ivan Illich in Conversation. In these fascinating conversations, which range over a wide selection of the celebrated thinker's published work and public career, Illich's brilliant mind alights on topics of great contemporary interest, including education, history, language, politics, and the church.

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