Freire treats dialogue as an existential necessity that connects texts, world, and selves

Evidence

Paulo Freire described dialogue as an “existential necessity” (1993, p. 69) and understood “mutual trust” and “hope” as integral to its purpose. Dialogue, which is “the encounter between men [and women] mediated by the world” (Freire, 1993, p. 69), is a critical vehicle to help students create meaningful relationships between texts, the world, and the various elements of their dialogical selves (Hermans & Hermans-Konopka, 2010). — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 392

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines Freire’s conception of dialogue as existential necessity and encounter mediated by the world.
• XREF: connects to: Existentialist conversation is a revelation of the whole person, not just ideas — Sarah Bakewell, At the Existentialist Café: Freedom,…, 99; Dialogue is an existential necessity, not a technique for exchanging ideas — Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 262; Dialogue is inherently a political act with world-making purpose (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Dialogue is an existential necessity, not a technique for exchanging ideas #corroborates (0.97) — Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 262
• Dialogue extends beyond speech to include self, text, and history as interlocutors. #expands (0.90) — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 413
• Naming the world through dialogue renders fixed reality into a transformable problem. #expands (0.88) — James D. Kirylo (ed.), Reinventing Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 547
• Dialogue is inherently a political act with world-making purpose #expands (0.85)
• Dialogue-based pedagogy must express the students’ own consciousness #expands (0.75) — Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 175