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Dewey and the Ancients : Essays on Hellenic and Hellenistic Themes in the Philosophy of John Dewey.

Dewey's students at Columbia saw him as ""an Aristotelian more Aristotelian than Aristotle himself."" However, until now, there has been little consideration of the influence Greek thought had on the intellectual development of this key American philosopher. By examining, in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kirby, Christopher C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014.
Colección:Bloomsbury studies in American philosophy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • FC; Half title; Bloomsbury Studies in American Philosophy; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgments; Note on Conventions; Dewey and the Ancients: Editor's Introduction, Christopher C. Kirby; Part I Dewey and the Greek Tradition; 1 Dewey and Ancient Philosophies: The Unfinished Cultural Project John P. Anton; 2 Potentiality and Naturalism: Dewey's Metaphysical Metamorphosis Thomas M. Alexander; 3 Dewey and "the Greeks:" Inquiry and the Organic Spirit of Greek Philosophy Christopher C. Kirby; Part II Dewey and Plato.
  • 4 Let Education in the Cave: Reclaiming a Progressive Political Role for the Individual in a Modern Democracy Vasiliki Karavakou5 The Dialogues as Dramatic Rehearsal: Plato's Republic and the Moral Accounting Metaphor Albert R. Spencer; 6 Justice in Society and the Individual: A Comparison of Plato's Republic and Dewey's Great Community Philip Schuyler Bishop; Part III Dewey and Aristotle; 7 Dewey, Aristotle and the Spectator Theory of Knowledge Kevin S. Decker; 8 Beyond Fixed Ends and Limited Moral Community: Aristotle, Dewey, and Contemporary Applications in Ethics Heather E. Keith.
  • 9 How to Make Our Passions Clear: How Aristotle's Understanding of the Passions Enriches Dewey's Conception of Changing Human Nature Brent LamonsPart IV Dewey and Hellenistic Thought; 10 Epicurean Pragmatism Charles A. Hobbs; 11 The Peace of the Sword: Dewey and Pyrrhonian Skepticism Joel Amnott; Index.