Wang John Dewey in China

To Teach and to Learn
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-7954-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Shows how John Dewey’s visit to China from 1919 to 1921 influenced his social and political thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wang, Jessica Ching-Sze

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Pragmatismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments 1. Dewey and May Fourth China Enacting a Historical Drama
Rethinking Dewey’s Visit in China
The Encounter between Dewey and China: Then and Now
Overview of Upcoming Chapters 2. Dewey as a Teacher Dewey as a Modern Confucius
Dewey as “Mr. Science”
Dewey as “Mr. Democracy”
Dewey as the Common People’s Educator
Dewey as a Democratic Teacher
Whose Teaching? Or Hu’s Teaching? 3. The Reception of Dewey in China The Dewey Fad
Marxist Challenges to Dewey’s Social and Political Philosophy
Traditionalist Responses to Dewey’s Educational Philosophy
Reconsidering “The Dewey Experiment” 4. Dewey as a Learner Dewey as a Political Commentator
Dewey as a Goodwill Ambassador
Dewey as a Cultural Anthropologist
A Fruitful Journey to the East 5. The Influence of China on Dewey’s Social and Political Philosophy Rethinking Internationalism
Replacing the State with the Public
Reconstructing Democracy
Mapping Out a Future for Confucian Democracy 6. Continuing the Dialogue on Dewey and China Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jessica Ching-Sze Wang is Assistant Professor of Education and Philosophy at National Chiayi University in Taiwan.