Philosophy Faculty Publications

Document Type

Response or Comment

Publication Date

2009

Publication Source

An Unconventional History of Western Philosophy: Conversations Between Men and Women Philosophers

Abstract

Chicago in the 1890s was home to two remarkable institutions, started by two remarkable activist-philosophers, experimenting with ideas and with social change. The first was Hull House, a social settlement, founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889. The second was the Laboratory School, an experimental school opened in 1896 by John Dewey, along with teachers Katherine Camp Mayhew and Anna Camp Edwards. Interaction was constant between the residents of Hull House and the teachers of the Laboratory School, as the participants learned from and taught each other. Through Hull House and the Laboratory School, Addams and Dewey formulated, tested, and enacted central tenets of classical American pragmatism.

Inclusive pages

441-451

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-7425-5923-3

Document Version

Published Version

Comments

This content is provided for download by permission of the publisher. Permission documentation is on file. To read the entire book, visit an academic library or see the publisher's website.

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Place of Publication

Lanham, MD

Peer Reviewed

yes


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