John Dewey reconsidered (International Library of the Philosophy of Education Volume 19)

ISBN-13: 9780415562522 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 144 str.

R S Peters

Opis

The collection presents Dewey's views on such topics as the theory of knowledge, interests, language and expereince, the self in action, democracy and education and the philosophy of education. It also critically evaluates Dewey's thought with a view to making explicit what is acceptable and unacceptable in it to contemporary thinkers.

John Dewey was one of the most influential American philosophers of his time and also oen of the most prolific, with about 40 books and 700 articles to his credit. When this book was originally published in 1977 Dewey's work, with the exception of his important contributions to the philosophy of education, had suffered an unwarranted scholarly neglect and remained little known outside the USA. This present volume helped redress this balance.

Spis treści

1. Inquiry, Thought and Action: John Dewey's Theory of Knowledge  Anthony Quinton  2. Language and Experience  Jerome Bruner, Eileen Caudill and Anat Ninio  3. Dewey's Theory of Interest  Alan R. White  4. The Self in Action  Martin Hollis  5. Democracy and Education  Antony Flew  6. John Dewey's Philosophy of Education  R. S .Peters

O autorze

David E Cooper is Professor of Philosophy (Emeritus) at Durham University, having previously taught at the universities of Oxford, Miami and London. He has been a Visiting Professor in the USA, Canada, Germany, Malta, South Africa and Sri Lanka and the Chair of several learned societies, including The Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain.