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Ivan Illich, radical thinker, dies aged 76

Tobias Felix | 05.12.2002 20:20

Ivan Illich, former priest and critic of industrial capitalism, has died aged 76

Ivan Illich, author of Tools for Conviviality, died aged 76 in Bremen last Monday. Illich was a consistent critic of industrial capitalism and the institutions that support it. Born in Vienna, he trained as a priest and worked in New York and Mexico before being excommunicated for his outspoken views. His first book Deschooling Society argued that the purpose of schools was not to educate but to maintain social inequality. His subsequent writings covered a variety of issues relating to industrial society, arguing against centralised political hierarchy and social and ecological exploitation. Link: Ivan Illich's writings on the Web

Tobias Felix