The Philosophy of John Dewey: v. 1 & 2 in 1v
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John J. McDermott's anthology, "The Philosophy of John Dewey," provides the best general selection available of the writings of America's most distinguished philosopher and social critic. This comprehensive collection, ideal for use in the classroom and indispensable for anyone interested in the wide scope of Dewey's thought and works, affords great insight into his role in the history of ideas and the basic integrity of his philosophy.
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Product details
- Paperback | 768 pages
- 154 x 278 x 38.86mm | 876g
- 15 Apr 1981
- The University of Chicago Press
- University of Chicago Press
- Chicago, IL, United States
- English
- 0226144011
- 9780226144016
- 771,590
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This edition combines in one book the two volumes previously published separately. Volume 1, 'The Structure of Experience, ' contains essays on metaphysics, the logic of inquiry, the problem of knowledge, and value theory. In volume 2, 'The Lived Experience, ' Dewey's writings on pedagogy, ethics, the aesthetics of the 'live creature, ' politics, and the philosophy of culture are presented.
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About John Dewey
John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey was an important early developer of the philosophy of pragmatism and one of the founders of functional psychology. He was a major representative of progressive education and liberalism. In 1894 Dewey joined the newly founded University of Chicago (1894-1904) where he developed his belief in an empirically based theory of knowledge, becoming associated with the newly emerging Pragmatic philosophy. His time at the University of Chicago resulted in four essays collectively entitled Thought and its Subject-Matter, which was published with collected works from his colleagues at Chicago under the collective title Studies in Logical Theory (1903). During that time Dewey also initiated the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, where he was able to actualize the pedagogical beliefs that provided material for his first major work on education, The School and Social Progress (1899). In 1899, Dewey was elected president of the American Psychological Association. From 1904 until his retirement in 1930 he was professor of philosophy at both Columbia University and Columbia University's Teachers College. In 1905 he became president of the American Philosophical Association. He was a longtime member of the American Federation of Teachers.
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