Abstract
We take the basic course in communication to be a site where associated living is experienced, and where individuals practice the democratic art of referencing and articulating their own behaviors and beliefs to those of others. This democratic practice is associated living is, as American pragmatist and educational philosopher John Dewey insisted, communication itself -- "conjoint communicated experience." In this essay, we provide an overview of this pragmatist educational metaphysic and discuss a few consequences of metaphysical beliefs about education.
Recommended Citation
Edwards, Chad and Shepherd, Gregory J.
(2004)
"Special Forum on the Philosophy of Teaching Education as Communication: The Pragmatist Tradition,"
Basic Communication Course Annual: Vol. 16, Article 13.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol16/iss1/13
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