John Dewey · Philosophy

Democracy as a Way of Life

Dewey’s enlargement of democracy from a form of government into a whole way of living together: not merely voting and majority rule, but a mode of associated life rich in shared interests and open, free communication across every group.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Dewey defined democracy as ‘more than a form of government; primarily a mode of associated living, of conjoint communicated experience,’ and measured any society by two criteria: how numerous and varied its shared interests are, and how full and free its interaction with other groups is. E…

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