Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Paulo Freire
Born: September 19, 1921
Died: May 2, 1997 (aged 75)
Bio: Paulo Reglus Neves Freire was a Brazilian educator who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy.
Known for:
- Pedagogy of the Oppressed (1968)
- Education for critical consciousness (1973)
- Pedagogy of hope (1994)
- The Politics of Education (1993)
- Pedagogy of freedom
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