The Cambridge Companion to Dewey (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

375 Pages·2010·1.36 MB·English

by  Molly Cochran

the cambridge companion to
DEWEY
Each volume of this series of companions to major philoso-
phers contains specially commissioned essays by an inter-
national team of scholars, together with a substantial
bibliography,andwillserveasareferenceworkforstudents
and non-specialists. One aim of the series is to dispel the
intimidation such readers often feel when faced with the
workofadifficultandchallengingthinker.
John Dewey (1859–1952) was a major figure of the
American cultural and intellectual landscape in the first
half of the twentieth century. While not the originator of
American pragmatism, he was instrumental to its articula-
tion as a philosophy and the spread of its influence beyond
philosophytootherdisciplines.Hisprolificwritingsencom-
pass metaphysics; philosophy of mind; cognitive science;
psychology; moral philosophy; the philosophies of religion,
art,andeducation;anddemocraticpoliticalandinternational
theory. The contributors to this Companion examine the
widerangeofDewey’sthoughtandprovideacriticalevalua-
tionofhisphilosophyanditslastinginfluence.
Newreaderswillfindthisthemostconvenient,accessible
guide to Dewey currently available. Advanced students and
specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in
theinterpretationofDewey.
molly cochran is Associate Professor of International
Affairs in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at
the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is the author of
Normative Theory in International Relations: A Pragmatic
Approach(1999).

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The Cambridge Companion to
DEWEY
Edited by Molly Cochran
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contents
Listofcontributors pagexi
Methodofcitation xiv
Chronologyofthelifeandwork
ofJohnDewey xv
Introduction
molly cochran 1
1 Themakingofademocraticphilosopher:the
intellectualdevelopmentofJohnDewey
robert westbrook 13
2 Dewey’sepistemology
ruth anna putnam 34
3 ThenaturalismofJohnDewey
richard m. gale 55
4 Dewey’slogicofinquiry
isaac levi 80
5 TheprimacyofpracticeinDewey’sexperimental
empiricism
j.e. tiles 101
6 CognitivescienceandDewey’stheoryofmind,
thought,andlanguage
mark johnson 123
7 JohnDeweyandaction
matthias jung 145
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