John Dewey, through his philosophy, pedagogy and social commentary was to lead America into a daily practice of unchaperoned inquiry, into issues of epistemology and morality, through a methodology called pragmatism. The systemic framework erected for his philosophy provided for unity through inclusiveness, and for expression through use of his pragmatic language. "'How can one grant individuality to man in freedom, free from coercion, without reaping a harvest of extreme and disruptive behavior?' That is the question that animates this earnest and searching critique of John Dewey's...