Unmodern philosophy and modern philosophy / John Dewey ; edited and with an introduction by Phillip Deen ; with a foreword by Larry A. Hickman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dewey, John, 1859-1952.

Contributor:

Deen, Phillip, 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1947 America's premier philosopher, educator, and public intellectual John Dewey purportedly lost his last manuscript on modern philosophy in the back of a taxicab. Now, sixty-five years later, Dewey's fresh and unpretentious take on the history and theory of knowledge is finally available. Editor Phillip Deen has taken on the task of editing Dewey's unfinished work, carefully compiling the fragments and multiple drafts of each chapter that he discovered in the folders of the Dewey Papers at the Special Collections Research Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Contents:

Philosophy and the conflict of beliefs

The story of nature

The discovery of rational discourse

The search for salvation

From cosmic nature to human nature

Wandering between two worlds

The present problem of knowledge

The supreme human art

Things and persons

Mind and body

The practical and the theoretical

The material and the ideal

Nature and human nature

Experience as life-function.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-88176-3

9786613723079

0-8093-3080-6

OCLC:

801409200