Freire framed educated hope as an ontological requirement for changing unjust structures.

Evidence

In Freire’s view, the critical consciousness that develops through “reading the word and the world” exposes unjust political and social structures that can be changed. It is therefore important for critical pedagogy to use educated “hope as an ontological requirement” (Freire, 1997, p. 44) to change the world through praxis. As part of their praxis, critical pedagogues should explore a variety of alternatives in relationship with scholars, activists, and social movements engaged in community struggles for social justice. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 206

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Freire held hope as an ontological human need, not a voluntary choice. — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed:…, 834; Pedagogical hope must be anticipatory and critical rather than merely compensatory — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2684; Dehumanizing injustice should produce hope rather than despair — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is…, 1230 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Freire held hope as an ontological human need, not a voluntary choice. #corroborates (0.95) — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 834
• Hope is a passive affect called upon when we lack capacity to act #contradicts (0.80) — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1870
• Hope is active struggle rooted in human incompletion, not waiting #expands (0.80) — Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 267
• Pedagogical hope must be anticipatory and critical rather than merely compensatory #expands (0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2684
• Dehumanizing injustice should produce hope rather than despair #expands (0.70) — Nick Couldry & Ulises A. Mejias, The Costs of Connection, 1230
• Reflection on the wish-element in thought is the sole route to Utopia #complicates (0.70)