{"product_id":"a-companion-to-john-deweys-d-c-phillips-9780226408378","title":"A Companion to John Dewey's Democracy and Education","description":"This year marks the centenary publication of John Dewey's magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eDemocracy and Education\u003c\/i\u003e. Despite its profound importance as a foundational text in education, it is notoriously difficult and--dare we say it--a little dry. In this charming and often funny companion, noted philosopher of education D. C. Phillips goes chapter by chapter to bring Dewey to a twenty-first-century audience. Drawing on over fifty years of thinking about this book--and on his own experiences as an educator--he lends it renewed clarity and a personal touch that proves its lasting importance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Phillips bridges several critical pitfalls of \u003ci\u003eDemocracy and Education \u003c\/i\u003ethat often prevent contemporary readers from fully understanding it. Where Dewey sorely needs a detailed example to illustrate a point--and the times are many--Phillips steps in, presenting cases from his own classroom experiences. Where Dewey casually refers to the works of people like Hegel, Herbart, and Locke--common knowledge, apparently, in 1916--Phillips fills in the necessary background. And where Dewey gets convoluted or is even flat-out wrong, Phillips does what few other scholars would do: he takes Dewey to task. The result is a lively accompaniment that helps us celebrate and be enriched by some of the most important ideas ever offered in education. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. C. Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022640837X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226408378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018","brand":"D. C. Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46602684629247,"sku":"9780226408378","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6ef8e66c-2020-4e6e-b32a-f6d18147d608.jpg?v=1739694984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-companion-to-john-deweys-d-c-phillips-9780226408378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}