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Democracy Views of C.L.R. James and Alexis de Tocqueville

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares the democracy perspectives of Cyril Lionel Robert James and Alexis de Tocqueville...

Education Philosophies

In fourteen pages this paper examines the philosophies of postmodernism, Marxism, existentialism, analytic, reconstructionism, beh...

America and Democracy

restless even though prosperous is bold. His work is again just as relevant today as it was at the time it was written. In fact, R...

Contemporary Russia and Democracy

In ten pages Russia's attempts to establish both democracy and a free market economy are evaluated in terms of the concepts discus...

Democracy of Ancient Greece

In this paper consisting of five pages the development of democracy in ancient Greece is considered in terms of the evolution of i...

Contemporary Psychology and Pragmatism

In six pages this paper discusses the relationship between contemporary psychology and pragmatism philosophy in a theoretical cons...

Analysis of the Pluralism Philosophy

In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...

Athenian Democracy and its Influence

In eight pages this research paper discusses how Athenian democracy exerted a significant influence upon contemporary democracy. ...

Educational Pragmatist Philosopher John Dewey

his detractors?with an abandonment of standards within US classrooms in favor of a focus on growth and self-fulfillment (Berkowitz...

Views on Slavery and its Justification or Lack of

In 5 pages various perspectives of slavery are examined in this comparative analysis of Twenty Two Years a Slave and Forty Years a...

Ideas and Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America

In six pages the history of ideas is examined within the context of Democracy in America in an evaluation of de Tocqueville's argu...

Democracy Meanings According to Plato and Alexis de Tocqueville

In five pages this paper examines Plato and de Tocqueville's views regarding democracy in a contrast and comparison of what democr...

1916 Text Democracy in Education by John Dewey

the baby chick, that shortly after it hatches makes a few stabs for food, as in beak-eye coordination. Masters that concept and b...

Pre 1914 Democratic Transition

particular that stood out as more detrimental than the next; rather, as each one occurred -- often on the heels of one previous --...

Brazil, 'Social Democracy,' and Discrimination

its very least, and revisionist history at the most. The dynamics of "social mythology" We might say that social mythology is a w...

John Dewey and William James on Pragmatism

well as the pessimistic, "just the facts" empiricist (Titus and Smith 458). James assured these diametrically opposed thinkers th...

Relationship Between Capitalism and Democracy

on to say that "Democracy and capitalism are like a lion and a bull pulling a sled together" (Wallace, 1996). It is a precarious c...

Prospect of Global Democracy

by critics, encouraging readers to conjure up huge armies divided by race, language and religion, moving forward across thousands ...

Democracy and its Forms

turns on anything and everything that is not ethnically "pure" (Ignatieff, 1993). This can quickly lead to war. What happens is...

UK and Democracy

cruel autocrats; guarantees citizens certain fundamental rights that non-democratic systems are unable to grant; insures citizens ...

Democracy as a Political Science Discipline

to be aware of the impacts ones actions have upon the rest of society. THE IDEA OF DEMOCRACY The emphasis placed upon material w...

Citizenship, Democracy, and the Effects of Taxation

operations. The imposing of taxes on individuals may appear to be a limitation to personal freedoms and a quelling of efforts tow...

Forms of Athenian Government

Monarchy, Aristocracy and Democracy in Greece, 2002). He also claimed the authority of a monarch (Anonymous Monarchy, Aristocracy ...

Overview of Pragmatism

Scientific reasoning or experimental reasoning is a branch of logic that follows along Deweys pragmatic combination of deduction a...

Democracy Models

electoral college. The merit of the system can be questioned in todays environment of instant communications, but it was quite ef...

Middle East, Africa, and Democratic Peace Theory

stable world, one with less aggression between countries and the more democracies there are in the world, the more peaceful the wo...

Size of Society and Democracy

seeking it have been unable to achieve it on their own. This is high praise and noble purpose for a structure that Madison called...

Education Philosophies

individual study has its place. I think there needs to be a balance in the curriculum, although, I do agree with Deweys integratio...

Democracy Concepts of Jean Jacques Rousseau

citizens." The term "direct representation" is somewhat of an oxymoron as many have come to look at democracy as either a direct d...

Education Philosophies and Quote Interpretations

fine, but teaching them what counts is best." This quote, which includes a clever play on words, suggests a very practical approac...