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The undiscovered Dewey : religion, morality, and the ethos of democracy /
The Undiscovered Dewey explores the profound influence of evolution and its corresponding ideas of contingency and uncertainty on John Dewey's philosophy of action, particularly its argument that inquiry proceeds from the uncertainty of human activity. Dewey separated the meaningfulness of inqu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2009]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Undiscovered Dewey explores the profound influence of evolution and its corresponding ideas of contingency and uncertainty on John Dewey's philosophy of action, particularly its argument that inquiry proceeds from the uncertainty of human activity. Dewey separated the meaningfulness of inquiry from a larger metaphysical story concerning the certainty of human progress. He then connected this thread to the way in which our reflective capacities aid us in improving our lives. Dewey therefore launched a new understanding of the modern self that encouraged intervention in socia. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 328 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780231516167 0231516169 1299441440 9781299441446 |