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1 online resource (xi, 377 pages) : illustrations |
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From Calvinism to evolutionism -- Healing an "inward laceration" -- Experimentalist in the making -- Contrasting strategies for educational innovation -- Cultural disillusionment -- The evolution of mind in nature -- Post-impressionism, quantum mechanics, and the triumph of phenomenal experience -- Communities of intelligence and the politics of spirit -- The function of judgment in inquiry -- Locomotion as a metaphor for mind -- Cultural pragmatism and the disappearance of Dewey's naturalism |
| Summary |
As one of America's 'public intellectuals', John Dewey engaged in a life-long 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 neurosciences, as well as become engaged in educational and social reform |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Dewey, John, 1859-1952
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Dewey, John, 1859-1952 fast |
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Dewey, John 1859-1952 gnd |
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Dewey, John. swd |
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Philosophers.
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philosophers.
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Philosophers
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Biografie
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Intellectuele vorming.
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Naturalisme.
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Filosofen.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0253109345 |
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9780253109347 |
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1282063154 |
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9781282063150 |
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9780253340825 |
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0253340829 |
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9786612063152 |
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6612063157 |
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