| The imaginative vision of the common good as a "whole," including the unique fulfillment of individuals through cooperative and mutually reinforcing activity, within the context of nature as a "whole," is the moral and social ideal of democracy. (Democracy and Imagination, p. 203) |
Democracy and Imagination:
The Practical Idealism of John Dewey
[abridged version]
by Gordon L. Ziniewicz
Introduction: The Practical Idealism of John Dewey
Chapter One: Experience and Imagination
Chapter Two: Imagination and Ends
Chapter Three: Ends and Social Imagination
Chapter Four: Imagination and Ideals
Chapter Five: The Ideal of Democracy
Chapter Six: Individuality,
Liberty, and Equality
See: Chapter Six (Draft Outline)
Chapter Seven: Fraternity,
Community, and Communication
See: Chapter Seven (Draft Outline)
Conclusion: Democracy and Philosophy
ALSO:
Essays on the Philosophy of John Dewey
by Gordon L. Ziniewicz
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