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A Spanish attempt to attack Dewey with the naval task force known as Camara's Flying Relief Column came to naught, [18] and the naval war in the Philippines devolved into a series of torpedo boat hit-and-run attacks for the rest of the campaign. While the Spanish scored several hits, there were no American fatalities directly attributable to ...
Individualism Old and New is a politically and socially progressive book by John Dewey, an American philosopher, written in 1930.Written at the beginning of the Great Depression, the book argues that the emergence of a new kind of American individualism necessitates political and cultural reform to achieve the true liberation of the individual in a world where the individual has become submerged.
John Dewey (/ ˈ d uː i /; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer.He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.
This list of publications by John Dewey complements the partial list contained in the John Dewey article. Dewey (1859–1952) was an American philosopher , psychologist , and educational reformer , whose thoughts and ideas have been greatly influential in the United States and around the world.
Dewey's essay was originally delivered as a speech by philosopher Horace Kallen on October 20, 1939, at a dinner in honor of Dewey's 80th birthday that he was unable to attend. Dewey argues that democracy is a way of life and an experience built on faith in human nature, faith in human beings, and faith in working with others. [ 2 ]
Freedom and Culture is a book by John Dewey. Published in 1939, the book is an analytical defense of democracy written in a time when democratic regimes had recently been replaced by non-democratic ones, and at a time when Marxism was considered a powerful political force.
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 book by American philosopher John Dewey.In his first major work on political philosophy, Dewey explores the viability and creation of a genuinely democratic society in the face of the major technological and social changes of the 20th century, and seeks to better define what both the 'public' and the 'state' constitute, how they are created, and their ...
For their contribution to Philippine education, the Thomasites Centennial Project was established in cooperation with American Studies associations in the Philippines, the Philippine-American Educational Foundation, the US Embassy in Manila, and other leading cultural and educational institutions in the Philippines. [9] [15]