2,000 word pamphlet, The following list offers only some suggestions of what the pamphlet might be about: 1. Marx’s 11th thesis on Feuerbach is: “The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point is to change it.” Write a philosophical manifesto based on this statement. 2. Write a critique of philosophy based on Marx’s 8th thesis on Feuerbach: “All social life is essentially practical. All mysteries which lead theory to mysticism find their rational solution in human practice and in the comprehension of this practice.” 3. Provide an instance of cultural invasion and envisage a form of resistance to it, using as your theoretical framework Freire’s book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. 4. Propose a plan for the reform of school education, or an aspect of school education, based on Freire’s book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. 5. Discuss Dewey’s critique of traditional morality. Then, single out one social problem caused by the attachment to traditional morality. Finally, with the help of Dewey’s critique, describe the first step towards the solution of this problem. 6. Use Dewey’s discussion of the ideal and the real to write a statement of the leading ideals we should live by today. 7. Outline a project for effective charitable action relying on Jane Addams’ thoughts. 8. Discuss Dewey’s and Addams’ ideas of political reform and use them to offer a critique of contemporary democratic states or an aspect of contemporary democracy that you think is problematic. 9. Inspired by hooks, write a pamphlet arguing that education should prioritise well being and give examples about how this might effect teaching methods and curriculum. 10. hooks suggests that when theorising is directly linked to processes of self-recovery, no gap between theory and experience exists. Write a pamphlet arguing the case that everyone should engage in theorising as a form of self-liberation.
