Book SynopsisJohn Dewey was America’s greatest public philosopher. This book gathers the clearest and most powerful of Dewey’s public writings and shows how they continue to speak to the challenges we face today.Trade ReviewIn these troubled times, Eric Thomas Weber has compiled a magnificent set of essays by John Dewey, the preeminent American public philosopher of the twentieth century. With the help of Weber’s commentaries, all Americans will be able to see how Dewey still speaks to us today, with wisdom and urgency. -- Elizabeth Anderson, author of Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don't Talk about It)In this collection Eric Weber presents expertly curated essays by one of America’s great public intellectuals. John Dewey’s insights into the core issues of American life, then as now, are as fresh today as when they were first published. They provide ample evidence of his continuing relevance for our exceptional time. -- Larry A. Hickman, editor of The Correspondence of John DeweyJohn Dewey is the American philosopher of democracy. He understood that democracy, making choices together, is an end in itself, and that attempts to short-circuit democratic processes in the name of something else, whether it’s ethnic nationalism or globalization, diminish us as human beings. His wisdom never goes out of style. There is no better (or worse) time to read him again. -- Louis Menand, author of The Metaphysical ClubThis is an outstanding collection, unique and most timely, that should receive attention from the sphere of public policy and politics. Weber has chosen writings that speak to America and the world today. -- John Robert Shook, coeditor of Dewey's Enduring Impact: Essays on America's PhilosopherAn illuminating, succinct introduction that amplifies Dewey's interest in society as well as his hopeful idealism and belief in the divine. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Democratic Faith and Education in Unstable Times, by Eric Thomas WeberPart I: Democracy and the United States1. Democracy Is Radical2. Address to National Negro Conference3. A Symposium on Woman’s Suffrage4. The Challenge of Democracy to Education5. America in the World6. Our National Dilemma7. Pragmatic America8. The Basic Values and Loyalties of Democracy9. Creative Democracy—The Task Before UsPart II: Politics and Power10. Politics and Culture11. Intelligence and Power12. Force, Violence, and the Law13. Why I Am Not a Communist14. Dualism and the Split Atom15. Is There Hope for Politics?16. A Liberal Speaks Out for Liberalism17. Future of LiberalismPart III: Education18. What Is a School For?19. Dewey Outlines Utopian Schools20. Industrial Education—A Wrong Kind21. Why Have Progressive Schools?22. Can Education Share in Social Reconstruction?23. Nationalizing Education24. The Teacher and the Public25. Democracy and Education in the World of TodayPart IV: Social Ethics and Economic Justice26. Capitalistic or Public Socialism?27. Does Human Nature Change?28. The Ethics of Animal Experimentation29. Ethics and International Relations30. Dewey Describes Child’s New World31. The Collapse of a Romance32. The Economic Situation: A Challenge to Education33. The Jobless—A Job for All of UsPart V: Science and Society34. The Influence of Darwinism on Philosophy35. Science, Belief and the Public36. Social Science and Social Control37. Education and Birth Control38. The Supreme Intellectual Obligation39. The Revolt against SciencePart VI: Philosophy and Culture40. The Case of the Professor and the Public Interest41. Social Absolutism42. Some Factors in Mutual National Understanding43. The Basis for Hope44. Art as Our Heritage45. The Value of Historical Christianity46. What Humanism Means to MeReferencesIndex
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