FDN 5840, Social and Philosophical Foundations

On 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 People’s 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 Structures

Quinn, Daniel. Ishmael.

Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel & Dimed: On (NOT) Getting by in America.


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