Ivan Illich

The Profile

Ivan Illich (1926–2002) was an Austrian philosopher and social critic known for influential critiques of modern institutions such as schooling, medicine, and technology.

Born 1926, died 2002. Major works include Deschooling Society, Tools for Conviviality, and Medical Nemesis.

A positive, admiring review of Ivan Illich's Deschooling Society. The reviewer highlights Illich's critique of institutional education as indoctrination and his prescient view of the Internet as a tool for autonomous learning. The essay is presented as still relevant decades after publication.