Preface References and Abbreviations 1 American Philosophy, Socialism, and the Contradictions of Modernity Thelma Z. Lavine 2 Democracy as Cooperative Inquiry James Campbell 3 Democracy as a Way of Life John. J. Stuhr 4 The Individual, the Community, and the Reconstruction of Values Sandra B. Rosenthal 5.Dewey and Contemporary Moral Philosophy James Gouinlock 6 Aristotle and Dewey on the Rat Race John Lachs 7 Validating Women's Experiences Pragmatically Charlene Haddock Seigfried 8 Heteronomous Freedom Raymond D. Boisvert 9 Naturalizing Epistemology: Reconstructing Philosophy Peter T. Manicas 10 Rationality and a Sense of Pragmatism: Preconditions for a New Method of Thinking Igor N. Sidorov 11 Objects of Knowledge H. S. Thayer 12 The Human Eros Thomas A. Alexander 13.Liberal Irony and Social Reform Larry A. Hickman 14 The Pragmatics of Deconstruction and the End of Metaphysics R. W. Sleeper 15 Body-Mind and Subconsciousness: Tragedy in Dewey's Life and Work Bruce Wilshire 16 Why Bother: Is Life Worth Living? Experience as Pedagogical John J. McDermott Contributors Index