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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Page xi
... understanding, a nod of his head, a sensitive, sympathetic smile. A kindly air of appreciative intent always on his countenance. He sometimes sug- gests a word of his outlook, but stops if you manifest the slightest reac- tion. You ...
... understanding, a nod of his head, a sensitive, sympathetic smile. A kindly air of appreciative intent always on his countenance. He sometimes sug- gests a word of his outlook, but stops if you manifest the slightest reac- tion. You ...
Page xii
... understanding entirely on their own—freely, autonomously, and independent of any “external” teaching. They must believe that they taught themselves everything they know and, thus, that their knowledge is intrinsic, universal, and pure ...
... understanding entirely on their own—freely, autonomously, and independent of any “external” teaching. They must believe that they taught themselves everything they know and, thus, that their knowledge is intrinsic, universal, and pure ...
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... understanding of the whole . Such a complete absence of structure , however , did not benefit every student equally . Meiklejohn , for one , felt lost in a sea of unrelated studies . As he later interpreted it , Brown's curriculum ...
... understanding of the whole . Such a complete absence of structure , however , did not benefit every student equally . Meiklejohn , for one , felt lost in a sea of unrelated studies . As he later interpreted it , Brown's curriculum ...
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... understanding in an increas- ingly scientific world . Under Andrews's guidance , Meiklejohn and his fel- low students encountered the great minds of Western philosophy , includ- ing Plato , Aristotle , Anselm , Aquinas , Hobbes , Hume ...
... understanding in an increas- ingly scientific world . Under Andrews's guidance , Meiklejohn and his fel- low students encountered the great minds of Western philosophy , includ- ing Plato , Aristotle , Anselm , Aquinas , Hobbes , Hume ...
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... understanding comes from direct observations and sense perceptions, empiricism searched for truth through the use of scien- tific experiments and the discovery of reproducible results. Conceiving of the universe as a giant machine that ...
... understanding comes from direct observations and sense perceptions, empiricism searched for truth through the use of scien- tific experiments and the discovery of reproducible results. Conceiving of the universe as a giant machine that ...
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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