Center for Dewey Studies
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The Center for Dewey Studies is the home of research, publishing, and archival materials that focus on the life, work, and legacy of John Dewey.
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Website: https://deweycenter.siu.edu/
Director: https://bsky.app/profile/thehangedman.com
Website: https://deweycenter.siu.edu/
– John Dewey, “Nationalizing Education.” (1916, MW 10: 204).
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January 19, 2026 at 4:49 PM
– John Dewey, “Nationalizing Education.” (1916, MW 10: 204).
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homogeneous thing like that of the separate states of Europe from which our population is drawn; it must be a unity created by drawing out and composing into a harmonious whole the best, the most characteristic which each contributing race and people has to offer.”
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January 19, 2026 at 4:49 PM
homogeneous thing like that of the separate states of Europe from which our population is drawn; it must be a unity created by drawing out and composing into a harmonious whole the best, the most characteristic which each contributing race and people has to offer.”
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– John Dewey, “Creative Democracy – The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14: 228).
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December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
– John Dewey, “Creative Democracy – The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14: 228).
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...These things destroy the essential condition of the democratic way of living even more effectually than open coercion which—as the example of totalitarian states proves—is effective only when it succeeds in breeding hate, suspicion, intolerance in the minds of individual human beings.”
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December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
...These things destroy the essential condition of the democratic way of living even more effectually than open coercion which—as the example of totalitarian states proves—is effective only when it succeeds in breeding hate, suspicion, intolerance in the minds of individual human beings.”
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...is belief that every human being, independent of the quantity or range of his personal endowment, has the right to equal opportunity with every other person for development of whatever gifts he has.” – John Dewey, “Creative Democracy – The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14: 226-227).
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December 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
...is belief that every human being, independent of the quantity or range of his personal endowment, has the right to equal opportunity with every other person for development of whatever gifts he has.” – John Dewey, “Creative Democracy – The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14: 226-227).
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– John Dewey, “Creative Democracy – The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14: 225)
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December 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
– John Dewey, “Creative Democracy – The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14: 225)
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...release of the powers of human nature, in service of a freedom which is cooperative and a cooperation which is voluntary.” – John Dewey, Freedom and Culture. (1938, LW 13: 187).
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December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
...release of the powers of human nature, in service of a freedom which is cooperative and a cooperation which is voluntary.” – John Dewey, Freedom and Culture. (1938, LW 13: 187).
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...be directed, the habits of intelligent action that are necessary to the orderly development of society cannot be created.” – John Dewey, “The Social Significance of Academic Freedom.” (1936, LW 11: 379).
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December 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
...be directed, the habits of intelligent action that are necessary to the orderly development of society cannot be created.” – John Dewey, “The Social Significance of Academic Freedom.” (1936, LW 11: 379).
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...If universal freedom is to become anything like a reality, methods must be found by which the mass of individuals will have a much larger share in directing industrial processes than they have at present.” – John Dewey, “Freedom.” (1937, LW 11: 252).
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December 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
...If universal freedom is to become anything like a reality, methods must be found by which the mass of individuals will have a much larger share in directing industrial processes than they have at present.” – John Dewey, “Freedom.” (1937, LW 11: 252).
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...an eternal goal and has to be forever struggled for and won anew. It does not automatically perpetuate itself and, unless it is continually rewon in new effort against new foes, it is lost.” – John Dewey, “Freedom.” (1937, LW 11: 247).
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November 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
...an eternal goal and has to be forever struggled for and won anew. It does not automatically perpetuate itself and, unless it is continually rewon in new effort against new foes, it is lost.” – John Dewey, “Freedom.” (1937, LW 11: 247).
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...there are goods which are enhanced by being mutually communicated and participated in.... Communication, sharing, joint participation are the only actual ways of universalizing the moral law and end.” – John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy (1920, MW 12: 197).
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November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
...there are goods which are enhanced by being mutually communicated and participated in.... Communication, sharing, joint participation are the only actual ways of universalizing the moral law and end.” – John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy (1920, MW 12: 197).
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– John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy (1920, MW 12: 194).
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November 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
– John Dewey, Reconstruction in Philosophy (1920, MW 12: 194).
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