Praxis

Quotes on praxis to consider:

"Within Freire's system of pedagogy, an individual's ontological vocation is to be a subject who acts upon, and transforms, the world in order to become more fully human. This praxis, reflection and action, moves the individual towards ever new possibilities of a fuller and richer life through initial subjective reflection and the resulting rational and objective action." (Steiner, p. x)

"True dialogue cannot exist unless the dialoguers engage in critical thinking-thinking which discerns an indivisible solidarity between the world and the people and admits of no dichotomy between them-thinking which perceives reality as process, as transformation, rather than as a static entity-thinking which does not separate itself from action, but constantly immerses itself in temporality without fear of the risks involved. Critical thinking contrasts with naive thinking, which sees historical time as a weight, a stratification of the acquisitions and experiences of the past, from which the present should emerge normalized and 'well-behaved.' From the naive thinker, the important thing is this normalized 'today.' For the critic, the important thing is the continuing transformation of reality."(Freire, 1973 as quotes in Steiner p. 8).