The Later Works of John Dewey, Volume 4, 1925 1929: The Quest for Certainty

Dewey, John/ Boydston, Jo Ann (Editor)/ Toulmin, Stephen (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 0809328143 / ISBN 13: 9780809328147

Published by Southern Illinois Univ Pr, 2008

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1st edition. 307 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Later Works of John Dewey, Volume 4, 1925 1929: The Quest for Certainty
• Publisher: Southern Illinois Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809328143
• ISBN 13: 9780809328147
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.41 kilograms

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Synopsis

This volume provides an authoritative edition of Dewey’s The Quest for Cer­tainty: A Study of the Relation Between Knowledge and Action. The book is made up of the Gifford Lectures deliv­ered April–May 1929 at the University of Edinburgh. Writing to Sidney Hook, Dewey described this work as “a criti­cism of philosophy as attempting to at­tain theoretical certainty.” In the Philo­sophical Review Max C. Otto later elaborated: “Mr. Dewey wanted, so far as lay in his power, to crumble into dust, once and for all, ‘the chief fortress of the classic philosophical tradition.”

About the Author

Stephen Toulmin is Professor in the Community on Social Thought, Univer­sity of Chicago.

Jo Ann Boydston is Gen­eral Editor of the Later Works, The Mid­dle Works of John Dewey, 1899?1924, and The Early Works of John Dewey, 1882?1898.

Harriet Furst Simon is a staff member at the Dewey Center.