http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/social-contract-theory 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 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:46:27 -0400 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:46:27 -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