This study re-examines John Dewey's philosophy of education, and asks how well it stands up today in view of developments in Continental European philosophy.
Paul Fairfield is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Queen's University, Canada.
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'Fairfield offers a veritable feast of fresh insights into the relations between Dewey's educational philosophy and the work of the major figures of the continental tradition, and his chapters on the hot-button issues of ethics, religion, and politics in the classroom provide much needed guidance to teachers at every academic level.' Larry A. Hickman, Director of the Center for Dewey Studies and Professor of Philosophy, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA
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Introduction: An Enigmatic Transition \ Part I: The Educative Process \ 1. Beyond Progressivism and Conservatism \ 2. Dewey's Copernican Revolution \ 3. What Is Called Thinking? \ Part II: Education in the Human Sciences \ 4. Teaching Philosophy: The Scholastic and the Thinker \ 5. Teaching Religion: Spiritual Training or Indoctrination? \ 6. Teaching Ethics: From Moralism to Experimentalism \ 7. Teaching Politics: Training for Democratic Citizenship \ 8. Teaching History: The Past and the Present \ 9. Teaching Literature: Life and Narrative \ Index