John Dewey and the habits of ethical life [[electronic resource] ] : the aesthetics of political organizing in a liquid world / / Jason Kosnoski

• Autore: Kosnoski Jason <1970->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 322.4
• Soggetto topico: Political participation; Community organization; Aesthetics - Political aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-255) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Mapping the liquid world -- Neo-Habermasian sittlichkeit and social mediation -- Reconstruction : social mediation in a liquid society -- The habits of thinking : linking oneself to the liquid world -- Mapping the liquid public -- The classroom/association and the teacher/organizer.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book uses John Dewey to articulate discursive practices that would help citizens form better intellectual and moral relationships with a 'liquid' global political environment characterized by flexible accumulation, uneven development, and other phenomenon produced by what Frederic Jameson characterizes increased 'space-time compression.' These practices, derived from Dewey's aesthetic interpretation of thinking and effective classroom practice, form the basis of an 'ethical life' encouraging individuals to build meditative links between their particular interests and their more universal
• Titolo autorizzato: John Dewey and the habits of ethical life
• ISBN: 1-283-61395-6; 0-7391-4466-9; 9786613926401
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463281703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II