Join us April 29 for the International Dewey Colloquium (Online) – Ning Sun (Fudan), "Thin World and Thick Experience: The Divergence and Possible Convergence of Classical Pragmatism and New Pragmatism." 12:00pm Noon UTC. Register on Zoom for this event: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Nor was any preparation made to meet the great problems which grew out of the vast new forces which have caught the world without warning.” – John Dewey, “World Anarchy or World Order?” (1945, LW 15:204)
The present machinery for settling disputes is war; not just this or that war, but a system of war which enters into and affects every aspect of the lives of every people on earth. It is accidental because it was carried in on the tide of events. It was not foreseen, nor chosen.
“The tragedy of our time is that every person on earth actually belongs to a world unit without being a member of world-society. A society exists only where there is a common rule of law; only where there is the machinery of government which can compose or arbitrate the differences among men.
and all-controlling responsibility and loyalty are to the freedom and objectivity of inquiry and communication for which universities are supposed to stand; and to which we, as constituents of the universities, are morally committed. -John Dewey, “Higher Learning and War” (1939, LW 14:273)
...and free expression... Our best protection is to be prepared in advance. The alpha and omega of this preparation is realization that no matter what our sentiments and our preferences, or our loyalties, to the causes which we believe are at stake in the European war, our primary obligation...
Recollections of the events of the last war forcibly remind us that our institutions of higher learning are not immune to war hysteria. They tell us that the atmosphere created by war enables interested parties to use this hysteria for their own ends, by means of suppression of free inquiry...
indeed, by anything save a generous belief in their possibilities as human beings, a belief which brings with it the need for providing conditions which will enable these capacities to reach fulfilment.” -John Dewey, “Creative Democracy—The Task Before Us” (1939, LW 14:226)
“To denounce Nazism for intolerance, cruelty and stimulation of hatred amounts to fostering insincerity if, in our personal relations to other persons, if, in our daily walk and conversation, we are moved by racial, color or other class prejudice...
...in service of a freedom which is cooperative and a cooperation which is voluntary.” -John Dewey, “Freedom and Culture” (1939, LW 13:187)
“An American democracy can serve the world only as it demonstrates in the conduct of its own life the efficacy of plural, partial, and experimental methods in securing and maintaining an ever-increasing release of the powers of human nature...
-John Dewey, "As an Example to Other Nations" (1928, LW 3:167)
If the nations... reserve... the right to use war in promoting their national ambitions...it is just as well to have no treaties which disguise the real situation and... lull lovers of peace into a wholly delusive notion of the prospects of peace.
...that it is innocent of imperialistic desires. It feels aggrieved when it is accused of any such purpose, then resentful, and is confusedly hurried into dangerous antagonisms, before it perceives what is happening.” – John Dewey, "Imperialism Is Easy" (1927, LW 3:158)
“Imperialism is a result, not a purpose or plan. It can be prevented only by regulating the conditions out of which it proceeds. And one of the things which most stands in the way of taking regulatory measures is precisely the consciousness on the part of the public...
SIU Philosophy and the Center for Dewey Studies are Hosting a Watch Party for the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division online meeting! Register online for this exclusive in-person event at: https://forms.microsoft.com/r/4GhbXNBRgV
SIU Philosophy and the Center for Dewey Studies are Hosting a Watch Party for the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division online meeting! Register online for this exclusive in-person event at: forms.microsoft.com/r/4GhbXNBRgV
-John Dewey, "The Fruits of Nationalism" (1927, LW 3:157)
“Patriotism, National Honor, National Interests and National Sovereignty are the four foundation stones upon which the structure of the National State is erected. It is no wonder that the windows of such a building are closed to the light of heaven…”
-John Dewey, "Justice Holmes and the Liberal Mind" (1928, LW 3:183)
"We live in a time of what is called disillusionment as to the power of ideas and ideals...To believe in mind as power even in the midst of a world which has been made what it is by thought devoted to physical matters, is...incredible naïveté."
–John Dewey, "The Development of American Pragmatism" (1925, LW 2:21)
“The more one takes into account what intelligence itself adds to the joy and dignity of life, the more one should feel grieved at a situation in which the exercise and joy of reason are limited to a narrow, closed and technical social group.”
SIU Philosophy and the Center for Dewey Studies are Hosting a Watch Party for the American Philosophical Association, Pacific Division online meeting. Register online for this in-person event at: https://forms.microsoft.com/r/4GhbXNBRgV
Now online: From the Argentina Dewey Center at Catholic University of Córdoba, “Deweyans from the South: Aesthetics, Political Theory, and Education,” a panel discussion featuring Laura Elizia Haubert, Livio Mattarollo, and Juan Manuel Saharrea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRkA4wE9txY
Now on YouTube! See Kenneth Stikkers lecture, “Max Scheler and John Dewey on ‘Value’ and ‘the Qualitative’."
Link to Video: https://youtu.be/Nb7jTjFwKZc?si=kgJriGYyy-YVJHsm
Link to Center for Dewey Studies YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCeVLukXw4s8NR-B...
Today at 1pm Central, Siwen Yang’s Lunchtime Talk: "Why Is Scientific Knowledge a Form of Niche Construction? A Discussion Based on Dewey's Theory of Inquiry." Register to join us on Zoom: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/gRbLlAtRTZOvhhVDltNH9w
This Wednesday at 1pm Central, Siwen Yang’s Lunchtime Talk: "Why Is Scientific Knowledge a Form of Niche Construction? A Discussion Based on Dewey's Theory of Inquiry." Register to join us on Zoom: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/gRbLlAtRTZOvhhVDltNH9w
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work space, library and office support, and a small stipend. Priority deadline for applications for next academic year is April 15, 2026. Learn more at
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