Ivano Illicho Idéjų Archeologija
Ivan Illich’s Archeology of Ideas

Summary/Abstract: So far in Lithuanian academic discourse, the map of the schools of thought and the key thinkers of the XXth century remains somewhat bleak. The penetrating and unconventional critique of Western institutions developed by Ivan Illich remains largely unknown in Lithuanian academic culture. This article is a first attempt: to present an overview of his archaeology of ideas, to trace the main shifts in his intellectual life, to analyse the sources and background of his arguments, and to reconsider his impact on critique of modernity’s institutions from a deep historical perspective. It is suggested that his biography is a key to understand the formation of his ideas. The first part of the study is a general biocritical overview of his life, personality and most essential works. The second part is an analysis of his critique of Western institutions and modern systems: school, transportation, health care. The shift in his later works towards a historical studies of concepts is reconsidered in the context of his life-long research interests.

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