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Single Idea 22875
[filed under theme 24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / a. Nature of democracy
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Full Idea
A democracy is more than a form of government; it is primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience
Gist of Idea
Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living
Source
John Dewey (The Middle Works (15 vols, ed Boydston) [1910], 9:93), quoted by David Hildebrand - Dewey 4 'Democracy'
Book Ref
Hildebrand,David: 'Dewey' [One World 2008], p.119
A Reaction
This precisely pinpoints the heart of the culture wars in 2021. A huge swathe of western populations believe in Dewey's idea, but a core of wealthy right-wingers and their servants only see democracy as the mechanism for obtaining power.
The
19 ideas
from John Dewey
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Mind is never isolated, but only exists in its interactions
[Dewey]
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22873
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Liberalism should improve the system, and not just ameliorate it
[Dewey]
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22872
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Liberals aim to allow individuals to realise their capacities
[Dewey]
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22870
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No belief can be so settled that it is not subject to further inquiry
[Dewey]
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22869
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Knowledge is either the product of competent enquiry, or it is meaningless
[Dewey]
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22867
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The quest for certainty aims for peace, and avoidance of the stress of action
[Dewey]
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22864
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Philosophy is the study and criticsm of cultural beliefs, to achieve new possibilities
[Dewey]
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22879
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'God' is an imaginative unity of ideal values
[Dewey]
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22877
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We should try attaching the intensity of religious devotion to intelligent social action
[Dewey]
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22880
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The things in civilisation we prize are the products of other members of our community
[Dewey]
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22878
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Religions are so shockingly diverse that they have no common element
[Dewey]
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22871
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The good people are those who improve; the bad are those who deteriorate
[Dewey]
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22876
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Democracy is the development of human nature when it shares in the running of communal activities
[Dewey]
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22865
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Habits constitute the self
[Dewey]
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22874
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Individuality is only developed within groups
[Dewey]
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22868
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The value and truth of knowledge are measured by success in activity
[Dewey]
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22875
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Democracy is not just a form of government; it is a mode of shared living
[Dewey]
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21516
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We want certainty in order to achieve secure results for action
[Dewey]
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Dewey argued long before Wittgenstein that there could not seriously be a private language
[Dewey, by Orenstein]
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