Education and democracy : the meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn, 1872-1964
This text is a biography of Alexander Meiklejohn, one of the most important and controversial educators and civil libertarians of the 20th century. The book follows Meiklejohn's life from his birth to working class immigrant parents, to his position as delegate to UNESCO after World War II.
eBook, English, ©2001
University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wis., ©2001
Biographies
1 online resource (xix, 416 pages) : illustrations
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Illustrations
Preface: Meiklejohn, Socrates, and the Paradox of Democratic Education
Acknowledgments
PROVIDENCE, 1872-1911
1. "A Voyage across the Atlantic" and "Kant's Ethics," 1872-1899
2. "College Education and the Moral Ideal," 1900-1911
AMHERST, 1912-1924
3. "The College as Critic," 1912-1919
4. "To Whom Are We Responsible?" 1920-1924
MADISON, 1925-1932
5. "A New College with a New Idea," 1925-1928
6. "A Most Lamentable Comedy," 1929-1932
BERKELEY, 1933-1947
7. "Adult Education: A Fresh Start," 1933-1940. 8. "A Reply to John Dewey," 1941-1947
BERKELEY, 1948-1964
9. "What Does the First Amendment Mean?" 1948-1954
10. "The Faith of a Free Man," 1955-1964
Afterword: Education and the Democratic Ideal-The Meaning of Alexander Meiklejohn
Notes
Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
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