The Public and Its Problems · Question
How does The Public and Its Problems develop the theme of Inquiry and Social Intelligence?
Answer
The Public and Its Problems by John Dewey develops Inquiry and Social Intelligence across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.
The work advocates for the application of scientific inquiry and experimental intelligence to solve public problems and improve social conditions.
The chapter emphasizes the need for free social inquiry and the presentation of its results through art to create informed public opinion and a functioning democratic community.
Dewey argues that intelligence is not innate but shaped by social conditions and tools; improving public knowledge depends on freeing inquiry and dissemination.
Evidence in the book
- V: Search for the Great Community
The chapter emphasizes the need for free social inquiry and the presentation of its results through art to create informed public opinion and a functioning democratic community.
- VI: The Problem of Method
Dewey argues that intelligence is not innate but shaped by social conditions and tools; improving public knowledge depends on freeing inquiry and dissemination.