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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... hope that human con- sciousness was nonetheless unified on a cosmic scale. Reason, therefore, not faith, was the foundation of universal consciousness and the corner- stone of true virtue. Through his undergraduate studies in philosophy ...
... hope that human con- sciousness was nonetheless unified on a cosmic scale. Reason, therefore, not faith, was the foundation of universal consciousness and the corner- stone of true virtue. Through his undergraduate studies in philosophy ...
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... hope could such non- believers have for emotional comfort or spiritual redemption ? “ Does the Eternal Power provide for you and leave the man of independent thought without a spark of hope ? ” Meiklejohn asked . “ If your faith be true ...
... hope could such non- believers have for emotional comfort or spiritual redemption ? “ Does the Eternal Power provide for you and leave the man of independent thought without a spark of hope ? ” Meiklejohn asked . “ If your faith be true ...
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... hope that some measure will be taken to prevent the suicidal policy determined on by the committee and that a team will be turned into the field this spring, every member of which is a bona fide amateur, undefiled by any taint of pro ...
... hope that some measure will be taken to prevent the suicidal policy determined on by the committee and that a team will be turned into the field this spring, every member of which is a bona fide amateur, undefiled by any taint of pro ...
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... hope of better selection of members, but with the desire to secure a stronger hold upon the democratic college community.”77 By the end of the first decade of the century, Meiklejohn was increas- ingly well known in American higher ...
... hope of better selection of members, but with the desire to secure a stronger hold upon the democratic college community.”77 By the end of the first decade of the century, Meiklejohn was increas- ingly well known in American higher ...
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... hope, and a grip of reality that made life better worth living. He is a man incapable of selfishness, ab- solutely loyal to a friend or a truth. He is at his best when the sky grows dark and obstacles abound.”91 In contrast with ...
... hope, and a grip of reality that made life better worth living. He is a man incapable of selfishness, ab- solutely loyal to a friend or a truth. He is at his best when the sky grows dark and obstacles abound.”91 In contrast with ...
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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