W 10/6 John Dewey, “The Great Community” 54-60

Topic: Community and democratic political activity

1. According to Dewey, the universal right to vote, frequent elections, and majority rule are merely political mechanisms and do not capture the idea of democracy. What is this idea?

2. For Dewey, what do fraternity, liberty, and equality mean when they are isolated from communal life, and what do they mean when they are conjoined with it?

3. What role, according to Dewey, does habit play in human action, and in what manner is it influenced by customs, traditions, and institutions?