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One of America’s preeminent educational philosophers and public intellectuals, John Dewey is perhaps best known for his interest in the study of pragmatic philosophy and his application of progressive ideas to the field of education. Carrying his ideas and actions beyond the academy, he tied his philosophy to pacifist ideology in America after World War I in order to achieve a democratic world order. Although his work and life have been well documented, his role in the postwar peace movement has been generally overlooked.
 
In John Dewey, America’s Peace-Minded Educator, authors Charles F. Howlett and Audrey Cohan take a close look at John Dewey’s many undertakings on behalf of world peace. This volume covers Dewey’s support of, and subsequent disillusionment with, the First World War as well as his postwar involvement in trying to prevent another world war. Other topics include his interest in peace movements in education, his condemnation of American military intervention in Latin America and of armaments and munitions makers during the Great Depression, his defense of civil liberties during World War II, and his cautions at the start of the atomic age. The concluding epilogue discusses how Dewey fell out of favor with some academics and social critics in the 1950s and explores how Dewey’s ideas can still be useful to peace education today.
 
Exploring Dewey’s use of pragmatic philosophy to build a consensus for world peace, Howlett and Cohan illuminate a previously neglected aspect of his contributions to American political and social thought and remind us of the importance of creating a culture of peace through educational awareness.
 

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright Page
  2. pp. i-viii
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  1. Contents
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  1. Illustrations
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xiii-xxii
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  1. Prologue
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  1. 1. Roots of a Social Critic in the Democratic Tradition
  2. pp. 15-36
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  1. 2. Idealism Discredited: World War I
  2. pp. 37-75
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  1. 3. Democracy’s Ambassador to the Orient
  2. pp. 76-98
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  1. 4. Education for Peace, Not Military Training
  2. pp. 99-124
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  1. 5. Outlawing War and the Politics of Peace
  2. pp. 125-169
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  1. 6. Slide toward Another World War
  2. pp. 170-210
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  1. 7. Time of Hesitation Over, the Future Uncertain
  2. pp. 211-227
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  1. Epilogue
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  1. Notes
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  1. Selected Sources
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  1. Index
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  1. About the Authors
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