The School Library: A Philosophical Confrontation Between the Consensual Discourse of Karl-Otto Apel and the Emancipatory Discourse of Jacques Rancière
Introduction: the article analyzes the school library as a space of political contestation from the perspective of Jacques Rancière’s philosophy. Additionally, it draws on elements of Karl-Otto Apel’s discourse ethics to contrast two different ways of understanding language, reading, and the school...
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| description | Introduction: the article analyzes the school library as a space of political contestation from the perspective of Jacques Rancière’s philosophy. Additionally, it draws on elements of Karl-Otto Apel’s discourse ethics to contrast two different ways of understanding language, reading, and the school community. Methodology: a critical hermeneutic methodology is adopted, with data collection in context based on the analysis of official documents and works by Jacques Rancière and Karl-Otto Apel. This critical approach makes it possible to rethink the school library through both state regulations and the underlying realities that shape them. Results and discussion: the reduction of the library to a storage facility, the predominance of the textbook as an instrument of repetition, the programmed obsolescence of knowledge, and the progressive silencing of the reader configure a scenario that is not only legal but also pedagogical and philosophical. The article argues that a crisis of the school library could imply an institutional failure and a form of political control that makes intellectual emancipation impossible. Critical questions emerge regarding its symbolic emptying, its role in the contemporary school, and the rupture caused by speech and language as a way of rethinking this space. Conclusions: the analysis suggests that certain institutional forms of organizing the school library may limit the possibilities for intellectual emancipation and for the autonomous circulation of speech. |
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| spelling | revistas.uan.edu.co-article-24562026-09-09T05:54:26Z The School Library: A Philosophical Confrontation Between the Consensual Discourse of Karl-Otto Apel and the Emancipatory Discourse of Jacques Rancière La biblioteca escolar: una confrontación filosófica entre el discurso consensuado de Karl-Otto Apel y el emancipatorio de Jacques Rancière Taborda Colorado, Juan Diego Solórzano Hernández, Gabriel Alexánder Blandón Gómez, Hernando School library consensus dissensus equality ethics politics Biblioteca escolar consenso disenso igualdad ética lectura política Introduction: the article analyzes the school library as a space of political contestation from the perspective of Jacques Rancière’s philosophy. Additionally, it draws on elements of Karl-Otto Apel’s discourse ethics to contrast two different ways of understanding language, reading, and the school community. Methodology: a critical hermeneutic methodology is adopted, with data collection in context based on the analysis of official documents and works by Jacques Rancière and Karl-Otto Apel. This critical approach makes it possible to rethink the school library through both state regulations and the underlying realities that shape them. Results and discussion: the reduction of the library to a storage facility, the predominance of the textbook as an instrument of repetition, the programmed obsolescence of knowledge, and the progressive silencing of the reader configure a scenario that is not only legal but also pedagogical and philosophical. The article argues that a crisis of the school library could imply an institutional failure and a form of political control that makes intellectual emancipation impossible. Critical questions emerge regarding its symbolic emptying, its role in the contemporary school, and the rupture caused by speech and language as a way of rethinking this space. Conclusions: the analysis suggests that certain institutional forms of organizing the school library may limit the possibilities for intellectual emancipation and for the autonomous circulation of speech. Introducción: el artículo analiza la biblioteca escolar como espacio de disputa política desde la filosofía de Jacques Rancière. Como complemento, se recuperan algunos elementos de la ética discursiva de Karl-Otto Apel para contrastar dos formas distintas de comprender el lenguaje, la lectura y la comunidad escolar. Metodología: una metodología hermenéutica crítica demarca como método la recolección de datos en contexto a partir del análisis de documentos oficiales y de libros de Jacques Rancière y de Karl-Otto Apel, en una crítica que permite repensar la biblioteca escolar desde las normativas estatales y la realidad que les subyace. Resultados y discusión: la reducción de la biblioteca a condición de bodega, el predominio del libro de texto como instrumento de repetición, la obsolescencia programada del saber y el silenciamiento progresivo del lector configuran un escenario no solo legal, sino pedagógico y filosófico. El artículo sostiene que una crisis de la biblioteca escolar podría implicar una falla institucional y de control político que imposibilite la emancipación intelectual. Hay interrogantes críticos sobre su vaciamiento simbólico, sobre su papel en la escuela contemporánea y sobre la fractura que causa la palabra para repensar este espacio. Conclusiones: el análisis sugiere que determinadas formas institucionales de organización de la biblioteca escolar pueden limitar las posibilidades de emancipación intelectual y de circulación autónoma de la palabra. UNIVERSIDAD ANTONIO NARIÑO 2026-09-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/papeles/article/view/2456 10.54104/papeles.v19n37.2456 Papeles; Vol. 19 No. 37 (2027): Vol. 19 No. 37 (2027): Volume 19 number 37 (January - June, 2027) Papeles; Vol. 19 Núm. 37 (2027): Vol. 19 Núm. 37 (2027): Volumen 19 número 37 (Enero - junio, 2027) Papeles; v. 19 n. 37 (2027): Vol. 19 Núm. 37 (2027): Volumen 19 número 37 (Enero - junio, 2027) 2346-0911 0123-0670 10.54104/papeles.v19n37 es https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/papeles/article/view/2456/1870 Derechos de autor 2026 Juan Diego Taborda Colorado, Gabriel Alexánder Solórzano Hernández, Hernando Blandón Gómez https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | School library consensus dissensus equality ethics politics Biblioteca escolar consenso disenso igualdad ética lectura política Taborda Colorado, Juan Diego Solórzano Hernández, Gabriel Alexánder Blandón Gómez, Hernando The School Library: A Philosophical Confrontation Between the Consensual Discourse of Karl-Otto Apel and the Emancipatory Discourse of Jacques Rancière |
| title | The School Library: A Philosophical Confrontation Between the Consensual Discourse of Karl-Otto Apel and the Emancipatory Discourse of Jacques Rancière |
| title_alt | La biblioteca escolar: una confrontación filosófica entre el discurso consensuado de Karl-Otto Apel y el emancipatorio de Jacques Rancière |
| title_full | The School Library: A Philosophical Confrontation Between the Consensual Discourse of Karl-Otto Apel and the Emancipatory Discourse of Jacques Rancière |
| title_fullStr | The School Library: A Philosophical Confrontation Between the Consensual Discourse of Karl-Otto Apel and the Emancipatory Discourse of Jacques Rancière |
| title_full_unstemmed | The School Library: A Philosophical Confrontation Between the Consensual Discourse of Karl-Otto Apel and the Emancipatory Discourse of Jacques Rancière |
| title_short | The School Library: A Philosophical Confrontation Between the Consensual Discourse of Karl-Otto Apel and the Emancipatory Discourse of Jacques Rancière |
| title_sort | school library a philosophical confrontation between the consensual discourse of karl otto apel and the emancipatory discourse of jacques ranciere |
| topic | School library consensus dissensus equality ethics politics Biblioteca escolar consenso disenso igualdad ética lectura política |
| topic_facet | School library consensus dissensus equality ethics politics Biblioteca escolar consenso disenso igualdad ética lectura política |
| url | https://revistas.uan.edu.co/index.php/papeles/article/view/2456 |
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