Dewey’s Democratic Individualism
In 1929, as the United States was celebrating the virtues of “rugged individualism,” the Great Depression revealed to what extent the economy had become the prevailing mode of expression of the social link. In this context, Dewey decided to transcend the “individual versus society” dualism which had...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA)
2012-03-01
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| Series: | E-REA |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/erea/2558 |
| Summary: | In 1929, as the United States was celebrating the virtues of “rugged individualism,” the Great Depression revealed to what extent the economy had become the prevailing mode of expression of the social link. In this context, Dewey decided to transcend the “individual versus society” dualism which had become obsolete after a career of distinguished service. Dewey tried to reconstruct the association between the individual and society within a democratic framework and he outlined a new individualism that took into account the advent of the corporate society. |
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| ISSN: | 1638-1718 |