Democracy and Social Ethics: Essays on Democracy, Responsibility, and Society - Couverture souple

Addams, Jane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1617206067 ISBN 13 : 9781617206061

Editeur : SMK Books, 2023

Synopsis

A foundational work exploring how democratic ideals must be lived through everyday social responsibility and ethical action. In Democracy and Social Ethics, Jane Addams examines the relationship between individual conduct and the broader demands of a democratic society. Drawing on her experience in social reform and community work, she argues that democracy is not merely a political structure but a way of life requiring active participation, mutual understanding, and ethical awareness. Through a series of essays, Addams addresses issues such as labor, education, charity, and social obligation, emphasizing the importance of empathy and cooperation across social boundaries. Her insights challenge readers to consider how personal choices and social systems interact, and how ethical responsibility extends beyond the individual into the community. Clear, thoughtful, and grounded in lived experience, this work remains an important contribution to discussions of civic life, social justice, and moral philosophy. This unabridged edition presents the complete text, making it suitable for students, homeschool study, and readers interested in the development of modern democratic thought.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jane Addams (1860-1935) was an American reformer, writer, lecturer, social philosopher, peace activist, and one of the most important public intellectuals of the Progressive Era. Born in Cedarville, Illinois, she was educated at Rockford Female Seminary and spent years searching for a useful public vocation at a time when educated women faced narrow professional options. Her travels in Europe, especially her visit to Toynbee Hall in London, helped inspire her vision of a settlement house rooted in shared life, social research, education, and democratic reform.In 1889, Addams co-founded Hull House in Chicago with Ellen Gates Starr. Hull House became one of the most famous settlement houses in the United States, serving immigrants, workers, women, children, and poor families while also becoming a center for social investigation and reform. Addams and her colleagues worked on issues including child labor, public health, housing, education, labor conditions, juvenile justice, recreation, women's rights, and immigrant support. Her work helped shape the development of social work, urban reform, sociology, and Progressive Era politics.Addams wrote widely on democracy, ethics, peace, labor, women's roles, and social obligation. Her books include Democracy and Social Ethics, Newer Ideals of Peace, The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets, Twenty Years at Hull-House, and The Long Road of Woman's Memory. She was also a major figure in the international peace movement and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Today she remains central to the history of American reform, feminist thought, social ethics, settlement work, peace activism, and the idea that democracy must be lived through institutions, neighborhoods, and daily responsibility.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SMK Books
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1617206067
• ISBN 13: 9781617206061
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 105
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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