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Reconstruction in Philosophy

Author
John Dewey
Language
English
Length
126 pages
ISBN
9781787366954
Published
6 July 2023
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Pragmatism
  • Philosophy of experience
  • Intellectual transformation
  • Conceptual reconstruction
  • Philosophical inquiry
  • Knowledge and truth
  • Democratic ideals
  • Social progress
  • Scientific inquiry
  • Moral philosophy

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Dewey asking philosophy to leave the metaphysic and enter the mess. Reconstruction in Philosophy, Sovereign ebook: pragmatism as a rebuild, experience as the test, the modern world as the brief. A call against abstract consolation. Intelligence as a tool among tools. Thought that must earn its keep in culture. Reconstruction as a verb; philosophy as a civic craft. The American lecture that still sounds like a demand, not a period costume of optimism.

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John Dewey, a renowned American philosopher and educator, was an eminent exponent of the pragmatist school of thought. Drawing heavily from the works of his predecessors such as William James and Charles Sanders Peirce, Dewey developed a comprehensive philosophy that emphasized the interdependency between knowledge acquisition and practical experiences.

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