Quest Certainly Study Relation Knowledge by Dewey John (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Octavo, First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Some light wear, rubbing, and soiling to the dust jacket. Pages - in particular the endpapers and edges - foxed. Binding is solid. Text is unmarked. ; A single led is copy of the first British edition (1930). The book was first published in the United States in 1929. The English edition is very scarce and seldom seen in the dust wrapper. John Dewey's The Quest for Certainty critiques the Western philosophical tradition's search for absolute, unchanging truth by arguing that it has created a damaging split between theory and practice, mind and body, and knowledge and action. He posits that a pragmatic, experimental approach to lifeone that treats ideas and values as tools for solving problems in a dynamic world, much like scientific methodsoffers a more functional and ethical alternative. This work advocates for integrating our values into our actions to address problems in a way that benefits both individuals and society, rather than seeking a detached, certain "truth". This is Dewey's most important and influential work.