Becoming John Dewey: dilemmas of a philosopher and naturalist
Editorial INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS
España peninsular
As one of America's "public intellectuals," John Dewey was engaged in a lifelong struggle to understand the human mind and the nature of human inquiry. According to Thomas C. Dalton, the successful pursuit of this mission demanded that Dewey become m...
Leer más...- Editorial INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS
- ISBN13 9780253340825
- ISBN10 0253340829
- Tipo LIBRO
- Páginas 377
- Año de Edición 2002
- Idioma Inglés
- Encuadernación Tela
Materias
Filosofía ContemporáneaBecoming John Dewey: dilemmas of a philosopher and naturalist
Editorial INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS
As one of America's "public intellectuals," John Dewey was engaged in a lifelong struggle to understand the human mind and the nature of human inquiry. According to Thomas C. Dalton, the successful pursuit of this mission demanded that Dewey become m...
España peninsular
Detalles del libro
As one of America's "public intellectuals," John Dewey was engaged in a lifelong struggle to understand the human mind and the nature of human inquiry. According to Thomas C. Dalton, the successful pursuit of this mission demanded that Dewey become more than just a philosopher; it compelled him to become thoroughly familiar with the theories and methods of physics, psychology, and the neurosciences, as well as to become engaged in educational and social reform. Tapping archival sources and Dewey's extensive correspondence, Dalton reveals that Dewey had close personal and intellectual ties to scientists and scholars who helped form the mature expression of his thought. Dewey's relationships with F.M. Alexander, Henri Matisse, Niels Bohr, Myrtle McGraw, and Lawrence K. Frank, among others, show how he dispersed pragmatism throughout American thought and culture. Dewey's pragmatist successors are considered along with ways for contemporary philosophy to remain true to the Deweyan spirit of experimentation.