Education and Democracy: The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872–1964Univ of Wisconsin Press, 2009 M03 11 - 440 pages This definitive biography of the charismatic Alexander Meiklejohn tracks his turbulent career as an educational innovator at Brown University, Amherst College, and Wisconsin’s “Experimental College” in the early twentieth century and his later work as a civil libertarian in the Joe McCarthy era. The central question Meiklejohn asked throughout his life’s work remains essential today: How can education teach citizens to be free? |
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... Bosworth Churchill , professor of English at Amherst College , ca. 1923 106 Glenn Frank , president of the University of Wisconsin , ignoring George Clarke Sellery, dean of the College of Letters and ix Illustrations.
... Bosworth Churchill , professor of English at Amherst College , ca. 1923 106 Glenn Frank , president of the University of Wisconsin , ignoring George Clarke Sellery, dean of the College of Letters and ix Illustrations.
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... Frank Cook. At the archives of the State Historical Soci- ety of Wisconsin, I benefited from the efficient and professional service of Gerry Strey, Dee Grimsrud, and many other staff members. Finally, at the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties ...
... Frank Cook. At the archives of the State Historical Soci- ety of Wisconsin, I benefited from the efficient and professional service of Gerry Strey, Dee Grimsrud, and many other staff members. Finally, at the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties ...
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... Frank Ward , a prominent evolutionary theorist who later joined the faculty at Brown , Meiklejohn believed that the true aim of philosophy , or “ sociology ” in Ward's case , was to under- stand the connections between mind and matter ...
... Frank Ward , a prominent evolutionary theorist who later joined the faculty at Brown , Meiklejohn believed that the true aim of philosophy , or “ sociology ” in Ward's case , was to under- stand the connections between mind and matter ...
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... Frank Goodwin, admired him not so much for his apparently re- ligious convictions as for his warm and friendly personality. “Affable in manner, he at once gives you the impression of sincerity, intelligence, and strength,” Goodwin ...
... Frank Goodwin, admired him not so much for his apparently re- ligious convictions as for his warm and friendly personality. “Affable in manner, he at once gives you the impression of sincerity, intelligence, and strength,” Goodwin ...
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Contents
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To Whom Are We Responsible? 19201924 | 97 |
A New College with a New Idea 19251928 | 133 |
A Most Lamentable Comedy 19291932 | 165 |
A Fresh Start 19331940 | 199 |
A Reply to John Dewey 19411947 | 233 |
What Does the First Amendment Mean? 19481954 | 263 |
The Faith of a Free Man 19551964 | 296 |
Education and the Democratic IdealThe Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn | 329 |
Notes | 337 |
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading | 391 |
Index | 403 |
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