Recognized internationally as a preeminent philosopher of education, Michael A. Peters’ contributions to the field are extensive, including over a hundred published books and more than several hundred articles or chapters. In addition to his current roles as Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Education at Beijing Normal University, Professor Emeritus at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at University of Auckland, he is also Editor-in-Chief for Educational Philosophy and Theory and Co-Editor-in-Chief for Beijing International Review of Education. Michael joins us this episode to discuss the influence of Wittgenstein and Foucault on his work as well as recent research that examines knowledge socialism, post-truth, conspiracy, and avenues for peer production.
Visit Michael’s website at www.michaeladrianpeters.com and find links to selected recent works below.
Pandemic Education and Viral Politics
(2021, Routledge, with Tina Besley)
https://www.routledge.com/Pandemic-Education-and-Viral-Politics/Peters-Besley/p/book/9780367635404
The Far-Right, Education and Violence: An Educational Philosophy and Theory Reader Volume IX
(2021, Routledge, with Tina Besley)
Knowledge Socialism
The Rise of Peer Production: Collegiality, Collaboration, and Collective Intelligence
(2020, Springer, with Tina Besley, Petar Jandrić, and Xudong Zhu)
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-13-8126-3
Wittgenstein, Education and the Problem of Rationality
(2020, Springer)
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-15-9972-9