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Reconstructing democracy, recontextualizing Dewey : pragmatism and interactive constructivism in the twenty-first century / edited by Jim Garrison.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pragmatism.
- Constructivism (Philosophy).
- Democracy.
- Dewey, John, 1859-1952.
- Dewey, John.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (222 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Focusing on issues of diversity, difference, and inclusion, leading scholars explore John Dewey's pluralistic, deliberative, and communicative theory of democracy. They discuss the tensions between Dewey's two criteria for a democratic society found in Democracy and Education; critique and recreate Deweyan democratic pluralism from a contemporary European perspective that acknowledges the importance of postmodern and poststructuralist thought; examine Dewey's theory of inquiry in ways that illuminate his thinking about the deliberative functions of democracy; and probe the communicative aspects of democracy, emphasizing how emotions and interests both help and hinder communication. These essays challenge, revise, and reinvigorate Deweyan thinking, offering guidance for deeply democratic remedies to the fears, ontological wounds, and practical needs that characterize our problematic times.
- Contents:
- ""Reconstructing Democracy, Recontextualizing Dewey""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction- Reconstructing Democracy and Recontextualizing Deweyan Pragmatism""; ""1. The Political Philosophy of Pragmatism""; ""2. Dr. Dewey�s Deeply Democratic Metaphysical Therapeutic for the Post-9/11 American Democratic Disease: Toward Cultural Revitalization and Political Reinhabitation""; ""3. Democracy and Education after Dewey�Pragmatist Implications for Constructivist Pedagogy""
- ""4. Dewey�s Pluralism Reconsidered�Pragmatist and Constructivist Perspectives on Diversityand Difference""""5. Evolutionary Naturalism, Logic, and Lifelong Learning: Three Keys to Dewey�s Philosophy of Education""; ""6. Thinking Desire: Taking Perspectives Seriously""; ""7. A Pragmatist Approach to Emotional Expression and the Construction of Gender Identity""; ""8. Moral Norms and Social Inquiry""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""
- ""Y""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791477809
- 0791477800
- 9781435674646
- 1435674642
- OCLC:
- 923404530
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