John Dewey and the Philosophy and Practice of Hope
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: October 29, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780252032004
Subjects: Analytical & linguistic philosophy; Education; Dewey, John; Philosophy Of Education; Philosophy; Education / Teaching; Ethics & Moral Philosophy; General; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Movements - General; 1859-1952; Dewey, John,; Hope
Description: Combines philosophical theory with a study of its effects in an actual classroom. To understand how Dewey, one of the century’s foremost philosophers of education, understood the concept of hope, Fishman begins with theoretical questions like: What is hope? What are its objects? How can hope foster a new understanding of democracy and social justice? The book’s second half is a classroom study that mirrors in practice what Fishman explores in theory, as McCarthy observes Fishman’s undergraduate students reading the theorists. Illustrating students’ own vital engagement with the hope literature, McCarthy reveals how the discussions deepen student understandings, simultaneously showing education’s power to promote hope and turn social ideals into reality. [from publisher description].