Alexander’s Influence on Dewey

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. BOOK I. Emergence
4. Childhood 3
5. The Christian Influence 19
6. The Beginning of John Dewey’s Education 25
7. A Career in Teaching? 46
8. A Career in Philosophy? 58
9. Dewey’s Philosophic Influences 68
10. Becoming a Philosopher 74
11. Finding Both a Philosophic Niche and a Job 80
12. Dewey in Love 91
13. Dewey’s Philosophy Expands 99
14. Dewey’s Reputation Builds 108
15. Fred Dewey 111
16. To Minnesota and Back to Michigan 117
17. Writing About Ethics 120
18. A Utopian Deception 124
19. Family Life 132
20. Harper and the University of Chicago 137
21. BOOK II. Experience
22. Wealth and Poverty 147
23. Evelyn Dewey 154
24. Another Kind of Education 158
25. Morris Dewey 179
26. Overworking at the University of Chicago 183
27. More Publications 186
28. Progressive Education 199
29. The Lab School 203
30. Resignation 210
31. Lucy Dewey 215
32. Jane Dewey 218
33. Columbia Comes to the Rescue 223
34. Back to Europe 228
35. Starting Over 231
36. The Gorky Affair 238
37. Five Arcs of Activities 242
38. More Publications 250
39. Dewey’s Teaching Style 258
40. War 263
41. New Restrictions 269
42. The Aftermath 275
43. The Polish Project 278
44. Alexander’s Influence on Dewey 285
45. A Philadelphia Story 287
46. Dewey’s Interest in Poland 293
47. BOOK III. Engagement
48. Alice’s Depression 303
49. On to Japan 310
50. China and “New Culture” 314
51. No League and No War 327
52. Sabino Dewey 330
53. Idealism Corrupted 333
54. Now to Turkey 335
55. Then to Mexico 341
56. Losing Alice 344
57. Dewey Among the Soviets 350
58. Three More Books 358
59. The Gifford Lectures 362
60. Enjoying Life Again 368
61. Dewey Turns Seventy 371
62. The Stock Market Crash and Its Aftermath 376
63. Dewey’s Political Philosophy 387
64. Dewey’s Interest in the Arts 398
65. The Last Educational Mission 406
66. Leon Trotsky 407
67. Dewey’s Logic 424
68. Dewey and Valuation 431
69. Dewey’s Eightieth Birthday Celebration 434
70. Education and Freedom 439
71. Bertrand Russell 442
72. More Controversies 449
73. Further Views on Education 459
74. After the War 464
75. John and Roberta 467
76. The Last Birthday Celebration 475
77. The End 478
78. Last Words 488
79. Acknowledgments 505
80. Notes 511
81. Index 539