Larry A. Hickman
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John Dewey (1859-1952), hailed during his lifetime as "America's Philosopher," is now generally recognized as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. Dewey's groundbreaking contributions to philosophy, psychology, and educational theory continue to animate research on the cutting edge of those fields. The twelve original interpretive essays included in this volume locate Dewey's major works within their historical context and...
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Presents in two thematically arranged volumes a collection of Dewey's essays that exhibits his intellectual development over time and represents his thinking on every major issue to which he turned his attention. Taken as a whole, this collection provides unique access to Dewey's understanding of the problems and prospects of human existence and of the philosophical enterprise. --From publisher description.