http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/128/gabrielle-micheletti Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:49:32 -0400 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:49:32 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/404/john-dewey-and-the-ethics-of-democracy By Gabrielle Micheletti - John Dewey was an ingenious and significant figure whose criticisms spanned a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, education, politics, aesthetics, and ethics. The late American philosopher Richard Rorty, in Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, was quoted as saying that the three most important figures in Contemporary Philosophy for the 21st Century were Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Dewey. Dewey, in many circles, is often known as America’s Philosopher, and his influence is recognizable across the reformative spectrum. In his 1888 essay The Ethics of Democracy, Dewey sharply... Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:20 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/404/john-dewey-and-the-ethics-of-democracy http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/171/re-envisioning-paulo-freires-banking-concept-of-education By Gabrielle Micheletti - But, according to Freire, a “liberating” educational practice (his problem-posing method) negates the unconsciousness of those in classroom roles, and no false intellectual stimulation can exist within that practice. On the contrary, in any case, the student is responsible for understanding the material one way or another depending on what style the teacher adapts, even if the content is un-relatable to the students’ lives. If a teacher has a certain premeditated lesson, then there can be no true independence on behalf of the student, because both the banking and problem-posing... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:45 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/171/re-envisioning-paulo-freires-banking-concept-of-education http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/168/deception-delusion-and-division-in-american-politics-fruits-of-the-contact-zone By Gabrielle Micheletti - In her essay, The Arts of The Contact Zone, Mary Louise Pratt, a member of the Modern Language Association,  relates the challenges of politics to the concept of a social space where “cultures meet, clash and grapple,” (501) accordingly termed “contact zones”. These zones are, clearly, points of contact between two different cultures, and involve certain dynamics, such as an imbalance of power between the two. An example of a modern contact zone exists in American politics, and specifically between the Democratic and Republican parties. From this constant and dramatic... Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:01 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/168/deception-delusion-and-division-in-american-politics-fruits-of-the-contact-zone http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/164/using-social-business-to-reshape-the-capitalist-economy-and-support-environmental-awareness By Gabrielle Micheletti - During his Inaugural Address, President Barack Obama resonated with the ideals of many Americans—prosperity, freedom, good will, faith, and determination. He spoke of the market as having "umatched" power, "to generate wealth and expand freedom" (Obama). However, the market also has deeply complex roots in our society, where corporatism, consumerism, corruption, and exploitation all play a role, and together these more negative aspects have helped shape the current environmental crisis. The solutions to be carried out by the Obama administration must address first the extreme influence and... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:09 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/164/using-social-business-to-reshape-the-capitalist-economy-and-support-environmental-awareness