John Dewey

3 books

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Democracy and Education non-fiction
Dewey's prose is dry, no way around it, but his central idea (that education is growth itself, not preparation for some later life) will quietly rearrange how you think about school, work, even conversation. Read it slowly, arguing with him in the margins; that's the point.
Human Nature and Conduct non-fiction
Dewey argues that morality lives in habits, not willpower, and once that clicks you start noticing it everywhere in your own day. Fair warning, it reads like patient lectures, not stories, so bring some coffee, but he's surprisingly plainspoken for a philosopher and oddly comforting.
The Public and Its Problems non-fiction
You find a bracing, sometimes dense account of how a public disappears when people cannot see the consequences of institutional decisions, and why communication is the heart of democracy. Dewey’s argument with Walter Lippmann remains useful, though the philosophical passages make you slow down.

3 books

sort era audiobooks

Democracy and Education non-fiction
Dewey's prose is dry, no way around it, but his central idea (that education is growth itself, not preparation for some later life) will quietly rearrange how you think about school, work, even conversation. Read it slowly, arguing with him in the margins; that's the point.
Human Nature and Conduct non-fiction
Dewey argues that morality lives in habits, not willpower, and once that clicks you start noticing it everywhere in your own day. Fair warning, it reads like patient lectures, not stories, so bring some coffee, but he's surprisingly plainspoken for a philosopher and oddly comforting.
The Public and Its Problems non-fiction
You find a bracing, sometimes dense account of how a public disappears when people cannot see the consequences of institutional decisions, and why communication is the heart of democracy. Dewey’s argument with Walter Lippmann remains useful, though the philosophical passages make you slow down.