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"Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education"
“Democracy and Education” is a book published by John Dewey in 1916. In his book, Dewey argues that the ineluctable facts of birth and the consequent death of each constituent members in a specific social group will determine the fundamental need for education. To elaborate, Dewey references newborn members of a group as ignorant and immature, and the adults and elders as capable and wise. Dewey then proposes the idea that to preserve the customs of a society, the elders must educate the youth. -
"The Public and its Problems"
In 1927, John Dewey published his first major political philosophical work titled "The Public and its problems.” In his book, Dewey explores the creation of a democratic society in the face of major technological and social advancements characteristic of the 20th century. In his chapters, Dewey attempts to define what both “state” and “public” constitutes, the origins, and their weaknesses in understanding what is needed to aid towards the public good
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"A Common Faith"
“A Common Faith” is a compilationary work of writings published by John Dewey in 1934. This collection of essays are inspired and based on the Terry Lectures that Dewey attended in while pursuing an education at Yale University. “A Common Faith” is composed of three separate chapters that were combined and published as an entire work. The three chapters, in chronological order, are named “Religion Versus the Religious”, “Faith and its Object”, and “The Human Abode of the Religious Function.” -
Publication of "Knowing and the Known"
“Knowing and the Known” is a philosophical work which was written by John Dewey in collaboration with philosopher Arthur F. Bentley. In the book, Bently and Dewey address and outline the systematic concept of transactionalism, which is a philosophical approach that confronts the nature and fundamentals of social exchange, better known as human transaction.
