Carl Anders Säfström is a professor of educational research, and director of the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy, Faculty of Social Sciences at Maynooth University, Ireland, since November 2017. His research interests include educational history, philosophy and theory, focusing on the relations between democracy, public education, and school for all. He particularly explores teaching, responsibility, equality, emancipation and change as defining practices for an educational discourse. He is deeply engaged in social justice issues concerning education. Professor Säfström has up to date published 10 books, 27 chapters in edited volumes, and 57 articles in scientific journals, 73 peer-reviewed contributions to conferences and is regularly invited internationally to give talks and keynotes in his areas of expertise. Professor Säfström has recently been honoured with a three-year adjunct professorship at University of South Australia. He is also an affiliated professor of Education at Malmö University, Sweden.

• Chapter 1 The Free Time of Education.- Chapter 2 School Failure, Violence and Democratic Possibilities in Education.- Chapter 3 Aristocratic Versus Democratic Principle of Education.- Chapter 4 Socratic Versus Sophist Teaching.- Chapter 5 A Sophistical Practice of Teaching.- Chapter 6 Conclusion.

Carl Anders Säfström is a professor of educational research, and director of the Centre for Public Education and Pedagogy, Faculty of Social Sciences at Maynooth University, Ireland, since November 2017. His research interests include educational history, philosophy and theory, focusing on the relations between democracy, public education, and school for all. He particularly explores teaching, responsibility, equality, emancipation and change as defining practices for an educational discourse. He is deeply engaged in social justice issues concerning education. Professor Säfström has up to date published 10 books, 27 chapters in edited volumes, and 57 articles in scientific journals, 73 peer-reviewed contributions to conferences and is regularly invited internationally to give talks and keynotes in his areas of expertise. Professor Säfström has recently been honoured with a three-year adjunct professorship at University of South Australia. He is also an affiliated professor of Education at Malmö University, Sweden.

• Chapter 1 The Free Time of Education.- Chapter 2 School Failure, Violence and Democratic Possibilities in Education.- Chapter 3 Aristocratic Versus Democratic Principle of Education.- Chapter 4 Socratic Versus Sophist Teaching.- Chapter 5 A Sophistical Practice of Teaching.- Chapter 6 Conclusion.