%0 Journal Article %T Dewey¡¯s Democratic Individualism %A Patrick DI MASCIO %J E-rea : Revue ¨¦lectronique d¡¯¨¦tudes sur le Monde Anglophone %D 2012 %I %R 10.4000/erea.2558 %X 1929 : l¡¯Am¨¦rique c¨¦l¨¨bre l¡¯individualisme ; la crise met en ¨¦vidence ¨¤ quel point l¡¯¨¦conomie est devenue le mode dominant de m¨¦diation du lien social. C¡¯est le moment que Dewey choisit pour tenter de d¨¦passer le dualisme individu et soci¨¦t¨¦ dont les conceptions, issues de la pens¨¦e lib¨¦rale, sont devenues caduques apr¨¨s avoir rendu les plus grands services. Dewey tente de recomposer ce lien dans un cadre d¨¦mocratique et esquisse un nouvel individualisme qui int¨¨gre l¡¯av¨¨nement de la soci¨¦t¨¦ organique. In 1929, as the United States was celebrating the virtues of ¡°rugged individualism,¡± the Great Depression revealed to what extent the economy had become the prevailing mode of expression of the social link. In this context, Dewey decided to transcend the ¡°individual versus society¡± dualism which had become obsolete after a career of distinguished service. Dewey tried to reconstruct the association between the individual and society within a democratic framework and he outlined a new individualism that took into account the advent of the corporate society. %K United States %K Dewey %K individualism %K corporateness %K dualisms %K the Twenties %K Dewey %K individualisme %K organicit¨¦ %K dualismes %K les ann¨¦es vingt %K Etats-Unis %U http://erea.revues.org/2558