
FDN 5840, Social and Philosophical FoundationsOn Competition and the Difficulties of Creating a Just Society
Dewey, John. TBA (Selected text will be available on line.)
Leman, Nicholas. The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy.
On Life In School
Delpit, Lisa. Other Peoples Children.Kozol, Jonathan. The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America.
Gould, Stephan Jay. Ghosts of Bell Curves Past. (Online)
On the Nature of Truth and Objectivity
Rorty, Richard. "Solidarity or objectivity," and "Science as solidarity." From Objectivity, Relativism, and Truth, by Richard Rorty. (Both essays in reading packet.)Kingsolver, Barbara. The Poisonwood Bible.
Suskind, Ron. A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner city to the Ivy League.
On Changing Social StructuresQuinn, Daniel. Ishmael.
Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel & Dimed: On (NOT) Getting by in America.
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