{"product_id":"the-essential-dewey-volume-1-pragmatism-education-democracy","title":"The Essential Dewey  Volume 1: Pragmatism  Education  Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn addition to being one of the greatest technical philosophers of the twentieth century  John Dewey (1859-1952) was an educational innovator  a Progressive Era reformer  and one of Americas last great public intellectuals. Deweys insights into the problems of public education  immigration  the prospects for democratic government  and the relation of religious faith to science are as fresh today as when they were first published. His penetrating treatments of the nature and function of philosophy  the ethical and aesthetic dimensions of life  and the role of inquiry in human experience are of increasing relevance at the turn of the 21st century.  Based on the award-winning 37-volume critical edition of Deweys work  The Essential Dewey presents for the first time a collection of Deweys writings that is both manageable and comprehensive. The volume includes essays and book chapters that exhibit Deweys intellectual development over time; the selection represents his mature thinking on every major issue to which he turned his attention. Eleven part divisions cover: Dewey in Context; Reconstructing Philosophy; Evolutionary Naturalism; Pragmatic Metaphysics; Habit  Conduct  and Language; Meaning  Truth  and Inquiry; Valuation and Ethics; The Aims of Education; The Individual  the Community  and Democracy; Pragmatism and Culture: Science and Technology  Art and Religion; and Interpretations and Critiques. Taken as a whole  this collection provides unique access to Deweys understanding of the problems and prospects of human existence and of the philosophical enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945924489269,"sku":"ByrdShop_0253211840","price":32.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780253211842_c5837664-2b70-411c-a82b-cd442d33a026.jpg?v=1771180953","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-essential-dewey-volume-1-pragmatism-education-democracy","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}