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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... principle for all human relationships. Without rational- ity as an authoritative ideal, Meiklejohn simply could not conceive of lib- eral education as a creative force for the development of democracy. In recent years, philosophers and ...
... principle for all human relationships. Without rational- ity as an authoritative ideal, Meiklejohn simply could not conceive of lib- eral education as a creative force for the development of democracy. In recent years, philosophers and ...
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... principle of justice , not of self- ishness , must govern [ human ] exchange . ” And , above all , he understood that the best government was always democratic . Indeed , in both struc- ture and spirit , the Rochdale cooperative was ...
... principle of justice , not of self- ishness , must govern [ human ] exchange . ” And , above all , he understood that the best government was always democratic . Indeed , in both struc- ture and spirit , the Rochdale cooperative was ...
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... principles , such as the physical and geometrical principles of space and time . In order for an idea to be reasonable , it had to be reason- able in every space and every time . Reason , therefore , constituted a uni- versal , or a ...
... principles , such as the physical and geometrical principles of space and time . In order for an idea to be reasonable , it had to be reason- able in every space and every time . Reason , therefore , constituted a uni- versal , or a ...
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... principles and, thus, to rescue hu- manity from moral doubt and spiritual despair. “This was not an after- thought for Kant,” Meiklejohn explained, noting the link between prac- tical reason and moral conviction. “It was the real ...
... principles and, thus, to rescue hu- manity from moral doubt and spiritual despair. “This was not an after- thought for Kant,” Meiklejohn explained, noting the link between prac- tical reason and moral conviction. “It was the real ...
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... Principle.”56 The notion that reality must be a unity in which difference is lost in an all-inclusive principle had a ... principles. Comparing Plato's teacher, Socrates, to his great hero, Kant, Meiklejohn noted that both philoso- phers ...
... Principle.”56 The notion that reality must be a unity in which difference is lost in an all-inclusive principle had a ... principles. Comparing Plato's teacher, Socrates, to his great hero, Kant, Meiklejohn noted that both philoso- phers ...
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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