1st Edition

John Dewey Science for a Changing World

By Svend Brinkmann Copyright 2013
209 Pages
by Routledge

210 Pages
by Routledge

209 Pages
by Routledge

John Dewey was an American psychologist, philosopher, educator, social critic, and political activist. John Dewey: Science for a Changing World addresses Dewey's contemporary relevance; his life and intellectual trajectory; his basic philosophical ideas, with an emphasis on his philosophy of nature; and his educational theory, which has often been misunderstood. In addition, Dewey's pragmatism... Read more
Series Editor Foreword by Jaan Valsiner Preface 1 Why Read Dewey Today? 2 Dewey's Life and Intellectual Trajectory 3 Dewey and Pragmatism 4 Philosophical Themes 5 Dewey's Forgotten Psychology Reactualized 6 Ethical Pragmatism and a Pragmatist Ethics 7 Education as Life 8 Dewey Challenged References Index

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Svend Brinkmann