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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... minds.”8 In many important ways, Meiklejohn was right. Every biography is, of course, one person's view of its subject, and this biography is no exception. Its goal is not to give a complete chronicle of Meiklejohn's life but to give ...
... minds.”8 In many important ways, Meiklejohn was right. Every biography is, of course, one person's view of its subject, and this biography is no exception. Its goal is not to give a complete chronicle of Meiklejohn's life but to give ...
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... minds of most Americans, he noted, “drink is used almost exclusively by immigrants, anarchy is wholly supported by them, crime is committed, labor is made cheaper, and almost everything which is bad is attributed to these great ...
... minds of most Americans, he noted, “drink is used almost exclusively by immigrants, anarchy is wholly supported by them, crime is committed, labor is made cheaper, and almost everything which is bad is attributed to these great ...
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... mind one of the most silly and nonsensical things that a political enthusiast can do,” he wrote. “The men buy uniforms, spend hours in drilling, pay large sums of money for car-fare, and waste their strength and tire their legs in ...
... mind one of the most silly and nonsensical things that a political enthusiast can do,” he wrote. “The men buy uniforms, spend hours in drilling, pay large sums of money for car-fare, and waste their strength and tire their legs in ...
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... mind and the futility of any and every form of general skepticism.”46 The purpose, in other words, was to build a ... minds of Western philosophy, including Plato, Aristotle, Anselm, Aquinas, Hobbes, Hume, Rousseau, Mill, Bentham ...
... mind and the futility of any and every form of general skepticism.”46 The purpose, in other words, was to build a ... minds of Western philosophy, including Plato, Aristotle, Anselm, Aquinas, Hobbes, Hume, Rousseau, Mill, Bentham ...
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... mind and matter, between ideas on the one hand and reality on the other. This duality became the main focus of Scottish philosopher David Hume, who carried empiricism to its most extreme conclusion in skepticism. Arguing that human ...
... mind and matter, between ideas on the one hand and reality on the other. This duality became the main focus of Scottish philosopher David Hume, who carried empiricism to its most extreme conclusion in skepticism. Arguing that human ...
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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