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In The Public and Its Problems, John Dewey offers an explanatory account of what he terms the “public,” or political community, and the state, a critical account of how the public has been “eclipsed,” or disappeared, in complex industrial nations, and a constructive account of what conditions must obtain for the public to be able to identify itself once more in democratic societies.
Abstract. In The Public and Its Problems, a classic of social and political philosophy, John Dewey exhibits his strong faith in the potential of human intelligence to solve the public's problems. In his characteristic provocative style, Dewey clarifies the meaning and implications of such concepts as "the public," "the state," "government," and ...
15 de oct. de 2016 · More than six decades after John Dewey’s death, his political philosophy is undergoing a revival. With renewed interest in pragmatism and its implications for democracy in an age of mass communication, bureaucracy, and ever-increasing social complexities, Dewey’s The Public and Its Problems, first published in 1927, remains vital to any discussion of today’s political issues.This edition ...
There is too much public, a public too diffused and scattered and too intricate in composition. And there are too many publics, for conjoint actions which have indirect, serious and enduring consequences are multitudinous beyond comparison, and each one of them crosses the others and generates its own group of persons especially affected with little to hold these different publics together in ...
John Dewey's book The Public and Its Problems is beautifully written and substantively powerful. Though an imperfect book, it can reasonably be described as a testimonial to Dewey's genius as a student of social and political life. First published in 1927 and not one of Dewey's better known books, it is astonishingly timely.
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The Public and Its Problems. John Dewey. Swallow Press, 1927 - Democracy - 236 pages. Other editions - View all. The Public and Its Problems John Dewey Full view - 1927.
Plot Summary. The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 treatise by noted philosopher John Dewey. The book was Dewey's first extended treatment of political matters (although he had discussed politics earlier in his career). The Public and Its Problems is a notable and still contentious work of pragmatic philosophy that explores the meaning and ...
