John Dewey

David Fott is assistant professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Fott's book is far more than an introduction to Dewey's thought. It is a comprehensive and pithy account of the strengths and weaknesses—philosophical, moral, and political—of Dewey's way of thinking. Faint praise it is to say that reading Fott is more enjoyable and illuminating than reading Dewey. But it is also true that those who have found life too short to spend much time with Dewey can benefit from this book. This book's able defense of the truth deserves a wide and attentive audience.

• Chapter 1 Acknowledgements Chapter 2 Deweyan Pragmatism and Contemporary Political Thought Chapter 3 Dewey's Reformulation of Liberalism Chapter 4 Dewey's Justification of Democracy Chapter 5 Dewey's Aesthetics and Its Implication for Civic Education Chapter 6 On Dewey's and Socrates' Conception of Philosophy Chapter 7 Bibliography Chapter 8 Index