The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast Ep. 249: Dewey on Education and Thought (Part Two)
Aug 10, 2020
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Education Produces Democratic Freedom
- Dewey argues education is the means by which individuals learn to be genuinely independent within a democracy.
- Education creates freedom by enabling people to participate consciously in social life rather than merely follow custom.
Meaning Comes From Shared Projects
- Social environment and shared goals give actions meaning beyond mere conditioning.
- Dewey treats education as participatory projects that awaken innate human faculties.
Education Changes Dispositions, Not Just Behavior
- Dewey distinguishes conditioning from education by changes in disposition, not just behavior.
- True education modifies impulses so success and failure feel personally meaningful.