DOCUMENT RESUME ED 413 277 SO 028 511 AUTHOR Stickel, George W., Ed.; Owen, David B., Ed. TITLE Proceedings of the Midwest Philosophy of Education Society, 1993-1994. INSTITUTION Midwest Philosophy of Education Society. PUB DATE 1995-00-00 NOTE 345p.; For other proceedings, see SO 029 005 and ED 371 973. AVAILABLE FROM Midwest Philosophy of Education Society, 5006 W. Grace St., Chicago, IL, 60641. PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC14 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Critical Thinking; *Educational Philosophy; Films; Higher Education; Popular Culture; *Teacher Education; Visual Arts IDENTIFIERS *Dewey (John); James (William); Merton (Thomas); Peace Education ABSTRACT These proceedings are composed of papers presented at the 1993 and 1994 Annual Meetings of the Midwest Philosophy of Education Society. The collection is divided into four parts. Part 1 includes: "Failure, Philosophy of Education, and the Music of the Spheres" (David B. Owen); "What Has Philosophy of Education Come To?" (Lawrence J. Dennis). Part 2 covers the 1993 meeting and includes: "Hegel's Influence on the Social and Educational Thought of John Dewey" (Marianne S. Glazek); "How the Concept of Transaction Redefines Subjectivity within Dewey's Theory of Knowledge" (Jeanne Connell); "Why American College of Education Do Not Produce Master Teachers" (Don G. Smith); "Is There a Correlation Between Philosophic World-Views and Social Theories" (Robert N. Barger); "Pragmatics and Identifying Disciplines" (Thomas Kowall); "William James on his 'Talks to Teachers' and on Teachers Themselves" (Harry J. Farnon); "The John Dewey Publications" (Jo Ann Boydston); "Vices and Virtues: A Common Place Between Freud and Aristotle" (Joseph Yacoub); "Biographical Ethics..." (Robert Craig); "Children Dying with Dignity: Another Remembrance of Janusz Korczak" (Ronald Swartz); "Deja vu All Over Again a la Dewey" (James R. Biddle); "Experience as Improvisation" (R. Keith Sawyer); "Peter McLaren and Critical Pedagogy" (Martin McKeown); "Corinne Aldine Seeds: Parallels with John Dewey and Rudolf Steiner" (Nancy Helen Goldsmith Rose); "Moral Character and Moral Conduct..." (Ronald Lee Zigler); and four papers on the theme 'Popular Film as Educational Ideology': "A Framework for Critical Analysis" (Michael J. Oliker); "Cinematic Muse, Where do you Lead?" (Matthew E. Creighton); "'The Blackboard Jungle'" (Gene D. Phillips); "Public Ambivalence Toward Teachers as Reflected in American Film" (Don G. Smith). Part 3 covers the 1994 meeting and includes: "Philosophy of Education in the Post-Analytic Period" (Jerome Popp); "Physiological Basis for the Pragmatic Process of Learning" (George W. Stickel); "African-American Philosophy of Education" (Charlesetta M. Ellis); "Agapism Applied" (Mala Preast); "Using the Visual Arts as a Formal Pedagogic Tool..." (Thomas A. Lifvendahl; Debbie Smith-Shank); "Using Semiotic Reasoning in Empirical Research..." (Gary Shank); "Peace Education: A Modern Educational Reform" (Ian M. Harris); "Roman Catholic Values Statements Affecting American Catholic Education" (Michael T. Risku); "The Educational Theory of Thomas Merton" (Robert P. Craig); "Creativity: Are We Doing Enough?" (David B. Annis); "The Place of Neutrality in the Confident School" (Jon Fennell); "Dewey's Theory of Experience at the Heart of Literature" +++++ ED413277 Has Multi-page SFR--- Level =l +++++ (Sonja Darlington); "Review of 'The Collected Works of John Dewey'" (Philip L. Smith). (KCM) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** PROCEEDINGS OF THE MIDWEST PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION SOCIETY, Lf1 1993-1994 DO BEST COPYAVAILABLE ,U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research andImprovement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL CENTER (ERIC) HAS BEEN G ANTED BY O This document has been reproducedas received from the person or organization O originating it. rV\lCipit, Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. 0CL\kg-.4C Points of view or opinions statedin this document denot necessarily represent TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES official OERI position or policy. INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) PROCEEDINGS OF THE MIDWEST PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION SOCIETY, 1993-1994 Edited by George W. Stickel and David B. Owen 3 © 1995 by the Midwest Philosophy of Education Society, Ames, Iowa 50010. All rights are reserved. No part of these Proceedings may be reproduced without the permission of the Society. TABLE OF CONTENTS leorge W. Stickel and David B. Owen Preface vii I. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS )avid B. Owen Failure, Philosophy of Education, and the Music of the Spheres 3 ,awrence J. Dennis Response.What Has Philosophy of Education Come To? 19 IL 1993 ANNUAL MEETING rlarianne S. Glazek Hegel's Influence on the Social & Educational Thought of John Dewey 27 eanne Connell (Graduate Student Award Winner) How the Concept of Transaction Redefines Subjectivity Within Dewey's Theory of Knowledge 33 )on G. Smith Why American College of Education Do Not Produce Master Teachers 45 tobert N. Barger Is There a Correlation Between Philosophic World-Views and Social Theories 57 'homas Kowall Pragmatics and Identifying Disciplines 61 tarry J. Farnon William James on HisTalks to Teachersand on Teachers Themselves 67 o Ann Boydston The John Dewey Publications 77 Aichael A. Oliker Popular Film As Educational Ideology: A Framework For Critical Analysis 85 iii iv Matthew E. Creighton, S.J. Popular Film As Educational Ideology: Cinematic Muse, Where Do You Lead? 91 Gene D. Phillips, S.J. Popular Film As Educational Ideology: The Blackboard Jungle 95 Don G. Smith Popular Film As Educational Ideology: Public Ambivalence Toward Teachers as Reflected in American Film 97 Joseph Yacoub Vices and Virtues: A Common Place Between Freud and Aristotle 99 Robert Craig Biographical Ethics: Our Educational Journey 111 Ronald Swartz Children Dying with Dignity: Another Rembrance of Janusz Korczak 121 James R. Biddle Déjà vu All Over Again a la Dewey 125 R. Keith Sawyer Experience as Improvisation: Dewey's Aesthetic Theory Applied to Nursery School Pretend Play 133 Martin McKeown Peter McLaren and Critical Pedagogy 137 Nancy Helen Goldsmith Rose Corinne Aldine Seeds: Parallels With John Dewey and Rudolf Steiner--Possible Influence or Independent Development? 145 Ronald Lee Zig ler Moral Character and Moral Conduct: Dewey's Neglected Legacy 159 6 V III. 1994 ANNUAL MEETING Jerome Popp Philosophy of Education in the Post-Analytic Period 171 George W. Stickel Physiological Basis for the Pragmatic Process of Learning 195 Charlesetta M. Ellis African-American Philosophy of Education- - On Robert S. Abbott 225 Mala Preast (Graduate Student Award Winner) Agapism Applied 231 Thomas A. Lifvendahl and Debbie Smith-Shank Using the Visual Arts As a Formal Pedagogic Tool : Arguing For Enhancing Instructional Techniques in Graduate Education 235 Gary Shank Using Semiotic Reasoning in Empirical Research: The Emergence of Peirce's Ten Classes of Signs 247 Ian M. Harris Peace Education: A Modern Educational Reform 253 Michael T. Risku Roman Catholic Values Statements Affecting American Catholic Education 275 Robert P. Craig The Educational Theory of Thomas Merton 289 David B. Annis Creativity: Are We Doing Enough? 297 Jon Fennell The Place of Neutrality in the Confident School 307 eTh I COPY AVAILMILE vi Sonja Darlington Dewey's Theory of Experience at the Heart of Literature 317 Philip L. Smith The Crux of Our Inspiration: Review of The Collected Works of John Dewey 327 IV. APPENDICES Appendix A Program of the 1993 Annual Meeting 339 Appendix B Program of the 1994 Annual Meeting 345 Appendix C Officers and Committees, 1993-1994 351 vii PREFACE These Proceedings are composed of papers which presenters at the [993 and 1994 Annual Meetings of the Midwest Philosophy of Education 'Society wished to have published. Each paper herein went through a peer-re- flew process by the Society's Program Committee before being accepted for resentation at its respective Meeting. We would like to thank the authors represented herein for cooperating with the Society's new approach to publishing their work. Although submitting 3apers electronically for publication in these Proceedings was undoubtedly awkward for some individuals, it makes for greater accuracy and improved ivality of presentation of their contributions.It also reflects well on the society's growing national visibility, as reflected in the increasingly diverse ocales of the contributors herein--from Massachusetts to Nebraska and Texas to 2anada. The Annual Meetings on November 12-13, 1993, and November 11-12, 1994, were held at Loyola University of Chicago. As usual, the Society is greatly indebted to Walter P. Krolikowski, S. J., for arranging such a well 31anned and enjoyable setting, even getting us use of the brand-new Rub loff Auditorium for the 1994 Meeting. In addition, the Society also wants to thank he School of Education, Dean Robert E. Roemer, and the University for gener- )usly providing facilities for our two-day gatherings. The Society would also like to express its appreciation to the Program Zommittees from 1993 and 1994 for refereeing the papers submitted for presen- tation and for organizing such successful programs. Finally, on behalf of the Society, we would like to thank Michael A. Jliker for