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Philosophies of Environmental Education and Democracy: Harris, Dewey, and Bateson on Human Freedoms in NatureDeveloping Freedom within Social Institutions: William Torrey Harris and the St. Louis Hegelians

Philosophies of Environmental Education and Democracy: Harris, Dewey, and Bateson on Human... [W. T. Harris and his colleagues in the St. Louis Movement wanted schools to show children how social restraints enhanced their freedoms. In this way, they created a definition of democracy that differed from that of the New England Transcendentalists. Although Harris believed people should use nature to enhance their well-being, he thought the recognition that everyone lives within a web of systems would prevent people from wasting those valuable resources. To offset individualism, materialism, and conformity, he turned psychological growth toward spiritual development, but he used philosophy and reason rather than religion to aid in this process.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Philosophies of Environmental Education and Democracy: Harris, Dewey, and Bateson on Human Freedoms in NatureDeveloping Freedom within Social Institutions: William Torrey Harris and the St. Louis Hegelians

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015
ISBN
978-1-349-56871-0
Pages
27 –47
DOI
10.1057/9781137484215_3
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[W. T. Harris and his colleagues in the St. Louis Movement wanted schools to show children how social restraints enhanced their freedoms. In this way, they created a definition of democracy that differed from that of the New England Transcendentalists. Although Harris believed people should use nature to enhance their well-being, he thought the recognition that everyone lives within a web of systems would prevent people from wasting those valuable resources. To offset individualism, materialism, and conformity, he turned psychological growth toward spiritual development, but he used philosophy and reason rather than religion to aid in this process.]

Published: Dec 5, 2015

Keywords: consciousness; Hegelianism; self-activity

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