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Mehdi Amel’s educational writings were among his first intellectual forays into the Lebanese reality after his return from France and Algeria in the late 1960s. They were also part of his involvement in the intellectual and activist movement launched by the Second Congress of his Communist Party.
His teaching of philosophy, along with his daily observation of aspects of the Lebanese educational system, were direct impetus for these distinctive contributions that characterized Mehdi’s later work, particularly his philosophical writings, and his intellectual and activist work in general.
This period witnessed a sharp escalation of the crisis in Lebanese educational policy, accompanied by a growing popular movement of demands from students, teachers, and professors. The methodology employed by Mahdi, from his vantage point, in his analysis of the Lebanese state’s educational policy mechanism, reveals both the rigor of this approach and the precision of its tools, which he honed like steel. He was meticulous in emphasizing the necessity for these tools to reflect the specific characteristics of the social field they analyze. This methodology illuminated several key milestones for anyone concerned with education and its future. The harbingers of the civil war underscored the importance of these milestones, as did the sixteen-year conflict, and the current period of civil peace continues to reinforce their significance.
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