Essays in Experimental Logic

John Dewey

Published by Aakar Books, 2010

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Contents Preface 1 Introduction 2 The relationship of thought and its subject matter 3 The antecedents and stimuli of thinking 4 Data and meanings 5 The objects of thought 6 Some stages of logical thought 7 The logical character of ideas 8 Their control of ideas by facts 9 Naive realism vs preventative realism 10 Epistemological realism the alleged ubiquity of the knowledge relation 11 The existence of the world as a logical problem 12 What pragmatism means by practical 13 An added note as to the practical 14 The logic of judgement of practice Index The scope of John Deweys Writings ranging from aesthetics and education to legal and political theory--and his role in the development of twentieth-century philosophy have helped make him a continuing influence on contemporary thought One of his most significant contribution to the theory of knowledge lay in his application of the principles of instrumentalism to traditional approaches to logical theory Essays in Experimental Logic contains fourteen of Deweys most profound essays on many different aspects of knowledge reality and epistemologyThese essays on experimental logic are based on the theory that possession of knowledge implies a judgement resulting from an inquiry or investigation The presence of this inquiry stage suggests an intermediate and mediating phase between the external world and knowledge an area conditioned by other factors Expanding upon this foundation these essays consider the relationship of thought and its subject matter the antecedents and stimuli of thought data and meanings the objects of thought control of ideas by facts and similar topicsThree essays describe the various kinds of philosophical realism The first closely examines Bertrand Russells dictum concerning our knowledge of the external world as a field for scientific method the other two discuss pragmatism differentiating Deweys position from those of James and Peirce These essays present their authors most easily followed account of his own philosophy The section entitled "Stage of Logical Thought" analyzes the role of scientific method in philosophy and the final essay presents a striking theory of a logic of values 343 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Essays in Experimental Logic
• Publisher: Aakar Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Binding: pbk