PHIL V 2100y Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Aporia, Truism, Democracy And Education
4 Nov 2015
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B. in 1859 in vermont before civil war, before end of slavery. Lived 92 years through industrial revolution, civil war, invention of car, telephone, movies, 2 world wars, gilded age, depression, beginning of cold war, labor movement, and was at forefront of educational movement. Began reading about philosophy as a senior at uvm. He didn"t like emerson but he was influenced by him. Had 6 children with his wife who was a former student of his. Let their kids run wild; didn"t inhibit their natural development . His work in education took off in uchicago. Then at columbia and at tc this is where he wrote democracy and education, published in 1916. The book is ostensibly written as a textbook, but it is much more than this. Growth as constant renewal of being and becoming. One of most well-known names in progressive education. We are continually growing as individuals and as a society.
