John Dewey and American democracy

by Westbrook, Robert B., (Robert Brett)

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Title Statements

Full title :John Dewey and American democracy / Robert B. Westbrook.

Summary

Dewey is considered a pragmatist in the mainstream of American liberalism. This portrait of the philosopher as an advocate of participatory democracy and a political activist presents him as a more radical voice than is generally assumed. Although the anti-Stalinist thinker cared little for Marx and was quick to see the repressive nature of Soviet collectivism, he considered himself a democratic socialist in the 1920s and 1930s, and questioned corporate capitalism's capacity to promote democratic values. Dewey often is blamed for "aimless" progressive education, but Westbrook argues that his actual impact on U.S. schools was limited, and examines Dewey's vision of the school as a laboratory fostering social, cooperative impulses instead of competitive individualism. This intellectual biography reevaluates Dewey's thought as a signpost for the revitalization of democracy. ISBN 0-671-67758-6: $24.95 ISBN 0-8014-2560-3: $29.95.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1991.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cornell University Press
Place of Publication:Ithaca, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:1991.

The Physical Object

Description:xix, 570 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0801425603, 9780801425608, 0801481112, 9780801481116
oclc:ocm22543335
LC Classification:JC251.D48
Dewey Decimal:320/.01

pt. 1. A social gospel (1882-1904) -- pt. 2. Progressive democracy (1904-1918) -- pt. 3. Toward the great community (1918-1929). Philosophy and democracy -- pt. 4. Democrat emeritus (1929-1952).

Subjects

Democracia -- EE. UU democracy Democracy -- United States Dewey, John Dewey, John Political and social views Politieke ideeën Politische Wissenschaft United States