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Ivan Illich (/ɪˈvɑːn ˈɪlɪtʃ/; 4 September 1926 – 2 December 2002) was an Austrian philosopher Roman Catholic priest and maverick social critic of the institutions of contemporary Western culture and their effects on the provenance and practice of education medicine work energy use transportation and economic development.

birth date
1926-09-04
birth place
Vienna, First Austrian Republic
death date
2002-12-02
death place
Germany, Bremen
era
Contemporary philosophy
influenced
Kevin Carson, Bob Black, Wolfgang Sachs, John Zerzan, André Gorz, Lee Felsenstein, Everett Reimer
influenced by
Leopold Kohr, Arnold J. Toynbee, Emmanuel Levinas, Jacques Maritain, Jacques Ellul, Hugh of Saint Victor, Everett Reimer
main interest
Philosophy of education, Philosophy of technology
philosophicalSchool
Anarchism, Catholicism
region
Western philosophy

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