The Method of Democracy: John Dewey's Theory of Collective Intelligence

ISBN-13: 9781789973372 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 220 str.

David Ridley

Opis

In this book, David Ridley argues that John Dewey's theory of collective intelligence provides a unique critical social theory that speaks directly to the present moment. He applies Dewey's theory of collective intelligence to the reconstruction of UK higher education.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: Dewey's Forgotten Alternative -Theoretical Foundations - From Practice to Theory in the Frankfurt School - John Dewey's Critical Social Theory - A Problematic Situation - Neoliberalism and Its Consequences - The Marketisation of Higher Education - Reconstruction - Reconstructing Sociology - Reconstructing the University - Collective Intelligence - Index.

O autorze

David Ridley is an independent researcher. He spent five years working in higher education before leaving to become a journalist. He is co-editor with Stephen Cowden of The Practice of Equality: Jacques Rancière and Critical Pedagogy.