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The Philosophy of John Dewey A Critical Exposition of His Method, Metaphysics and Theory of Knowledge

John Dewey ranks as the most influential of America's philosophers. That in­ fluence stems, in part, from the originality of his mind, the breadth of his in­ terests, and his capacity to synthesize materials from diverse sources. In addi­ tion, Dewey was blessed with a long life and the extraor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dewey, R.E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1977, 1977
Edition:1st ed. 1977
Subjects:
Metaphysics
Philosophy, Modern
Pragmatism
Early Modern Philosophy
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Philosopher of Method
  • 1. Dewey’s view of philosophy
  • 2. Dewey’s instrumentalist theory of knowledge
  • 3. Dewey’s emphasis on method in ethics, social philosophy, education, religion, and logic
  • Conclusion
  • II. Method and the Instrumentalist View of Man
  • 1. Dewey’s description of the empirical method
  • 2. Dewey’s philosophical starting point: man’s primary experience as a unity of activity, undifferentiated by thought-distinctions
  • 3. Dewey’s instrumentalist view of man and its relationship to his recommendation of the empirical method
  • Conclusion
  • III. Scientific Foundations of the Instrumentalist View of Man
  • 1. Biology
  • 2. Psychology
  • 3. Social theories
  • Conclusion
  • IV. The Instrumentalist View of the World
  • 1. Dewey’s view of metaphysics
  • 2. Dewey’s view of the world
  • 3. Nature and empirical method
  • V. Change
  • 1. Structure and process
  • 2. Dewey’s view as an alternative to the quest for substance and essence
  • 3. The dual role of events
  • VI. Contingency
  • 1. Dewey’s reasons for believing that there is contingency in nature
  • 2. Further clarification of Dewey’s case for contingency and assessment of its significance
  • VII. Knowledge
  • 1. Dewey’s attack on the spectator view of knowledge
  • 2. Dewey’s view of knowledge: its applications and limits
  • VIII. Toward a Broader Empiricism
  • 1. Review of themes and difficulties in Dewey’s philosophy
  • 2. The quest for essence

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