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PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

ISBN-100847687600

ISBN-139780847687602

eBay Product ID (ePID)969249

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Book TitleJohn Dewey : America's Philosopher of Democracy

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1998

TopicGeneral, Political

IllustratorYes

GenrePhilosophy, Political Science

AuthorDavid Fott

Book Series20th Century Political Thinkers Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight17.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width5.8 in

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LCCN97-038482

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsFott's book is far more than an introduction to Dewey's thought. It is a comprehensive and pithy account of the strengths and weaknesses--philosophical, moral, and political--of Dewey's way of thinking. Faint praise it is to say that reading Fott is more enjoyable and illuminating than reading Dewey. But it is also true that those who have found life too short to spend much time with Dewey can benefit from this book. This book's able defense of the truth deserves a wide and attentive audience., "Fott's book is far more than an introduction to Dewey's thought. It is a comprehensive and pithy account of the strengths and weaknesses-philosophical, moral, and political-of Dewey's way of thinking. Faint praise it is to say that reading Fott is more enjoyable and illuminating than reading Dewey. But it is also true that those who have found life too short to spend much time with Dewey can benefit from this book. This book's able defense of the truth deserves a wide and attentive audience." -- The Review of Politics "What makes this possible is Dewey's beleif in the intrinsic connection between science and democracy, as David Fott stresses in his useful study of Dewey's political thought, John Dewey: America's Philosopher of Democracy ." -- The Weekly Standard, What makes this possible is Dewey's beleif in the intrinsic connection between science and democracy, as David Fott stresses in his useful study of Dewey's political thought, John Dewey: America's Philosopher of Democracy., What makes this possible is Dewey's beleif in the intrinsic connection between science and democracy, as David Fott stresses in his useful study of Dewey's political thought, John Dewey: America's Philosopher of Democracy .

Dewey Decimal191

Table Of ContentChapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Deweyan Pragmatism and Contemporary Political Thought Chapter 3 Dewey's Reformulation of Liberalism Chapter 4 Dewey's Justification of Democracy Chapter 5 Dewey's Aesthetics and Its Implication for Civic Education Chapter 6 On Dewey's and Socrates' Conception of Philosophy Chapter 7 Bibliography Chapter 8 Index

SynopsisExamining Dewey's evolving conception of liberalism, David Fott illuminates his subject's belief in democracy more fully than has ever been before. By comparing and contrasting Dewey's thought with that of Socrates, Fott convincingly casts doubt on claims that Dewey offers a defensible middle ground between moral absolutism and moral relativism., Examining Dewey's evolving conception of liberalism, David Fott illuminates his subject's belief in democracy more fully than has ever been before., Instructors of political theory will rejoice at this brief and original interpretation of the philosophical influences on John Dewey's political thought. Examining Dewey's evolving conception of liberalism, David Fott illuminates his subject's belief in democracy more fully than it has ever been explained before. By comparing and contrasting Dewey's thought with that of Socrates, Fott convincingly casts doubt on claims that Dewey offers a defensible middle ground between moral absolutism and moral relativism.

LC Classification NumberB945.D44F68 1998