Critical thinking and the question of critique: Some lessons from deconstruction

Studies in Philosophy and Education

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-74

  Biesta, Gert J J ^a   Stams, Geert Jan J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apel; Critical pedagogy; Critical theory; Critical thinking; Deconstruction; Derrida; Education

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043201685     PISSN: 00393746     EISSN: 1573191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005290910306     Document Type: Article

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