Dewey’s Trip to China: A Rejuvenation of his Democratic Spirit

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  • Guopeng Fu University of British Columbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14288/tci.v12i2.186708

Keywords:

China, democracy, Dewey

Abstract

John Dewey and his wife Alice visited China in 1919 and extended the sojourn into a two-year stay. This trip, according to Westbrook (1991), recharged his political energy in international democracy. This paper depicts a comprehensive picture of Dewey’s Far East trip in order to reveal the causes of his extended stay. His political frustrations from President Wilson’s administration in World War I, his three-month trip in Japan, his involvement in the May Fourth Movement in China, and his immersion in Chinese traditional philosophy constitute Dewey’s journey of rejuvenation to democratic spirit. After returning from China, Dewey was revitalized and integrate a more comprehensive experience into his philosophy of experimental intelligence.

Author Biography

Guopeng Fu, University of British Columbia

Teaching and Learning Post-doctoral Fellow The Faculty of Land and Food Systems

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Published

2016-01-20

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2015): Ottawa Curriculum Conference

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