Jacques Rancière ; translated, with an introduction by Kristin Ross.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Stanford, Calif. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Stanford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1991.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxiii, 148 pages ;
Dimensions
23 cm
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Translation of: Le maître ignorant.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-148).
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. An intellectual adventure -- 2. The ignorant one's lesson -- 3. Reason between equals -- 4. The society of contempt -- 5. The emancipator and his monkey.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"Primarily this book is the story of Joseph Jacotot, an exiled French schoolmaster who discovered in 1818 an unconventional teaching method that spread panic throughout the learned community of Europe." -- Back cover.