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The public and its problems

The public and its problems

by Dewey, John, 1859-1952

BookID: 71000

Language:English

Contents:Search for the public -- Discovery of the state -- The democratic state -- The eclipse of the public -- Search for the great community -- The problem of method.

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 48.0 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

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"The Public and Its Problems" by John Dewey is a work of political philosophy published in 1927. Responding to critics who dismissed democracy as unworkable in an increasingly complex modern world, Dewey defends democratic governance while acknowledging its flaws. He rejects rule by technocratic elites, arguing instead that democracy requires constant public engagement and vigilance to succeed. The book redefines what constitutes "the public" and "the state," exploring how genuine democracy can survive amid twentieth-century technological and social transformations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:JC: Political science: Political theory

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