Democracy and Music Education: Liberalism, Ethics, and the Politics of Practice

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CONTENTS Preface ix 1. Intelligence in the World 1 John Dewey’s Moral Project 2. Intelligence in the Musical World 16 Defining Liberalism Differently 3. Living in a Postmusical Age 38 Reclaiming the Concept of Abstract Reason 4. Music Education and the Culture Wars 57 5. Toward Reclaiming the Public Musical Sphere 76 6. Music Education as an Occasion for Intelligence 86 Notes 105 Bibliography 141 Index 155 ...