Democracy and the Humanities
Philosophy & Social Criticism: An International, Interdisciplinary Journal
Published online on February 11, 2026
Abstract
Philosophy & Social Criticism, Volume 52, Issue 4, Page 461-472, May 2026.
Those who seek to rule over others recognize the humanities’ subversive quality. Democracy, Dewey notes, has always been allied with humanism. The conventional argument for the humanities is that they teach critical thinking and empathy. But this casts ...
Those who seek to rule over others recognize the humanities’ subversive quality. Democracy, Dewey notes, has always been allied with humanism. The conventional argument for the humanities is that they teach critical thinking and empathy. But this casts ...