JohnDeweywastheforemostphilosophicalfigureandpublicintellectualinearlytomid-twentiethcenturyAmerica.HeisstillthemostacademicallycitedAnglophonephilosopherofthepastcentury,andisamongthemostcitedAmericansofanycentury.Inthiscomprehensivevolumespanningthirty-fivechapters,leadingscholarshelpresearchersaccessparticularaspectsofDewey’sthought,navigatetheenormousandrapidlydevelopingliterature,andparticipateincurrentscholarshipinlightofprospectsinkeytopicalareas.BeginningwithaframingessaybyPhilipKitchercallingforatransformationofphilosophicalresearchinspiredbyDewey,contributorsinterpret,appraise,andcritiqueDewey’sphilosophyunderthefollowingheadings:Metaphysics;Epistemology,Science,Language,andMind;Ethics,Law,andtheStartingPoint;SocialandPoliticalPhilosophy,Race,andFeministPhilosophy;PhilosophyofEducation;Aesthetics;InstrumentalLogic,PhilosophyofTechnology,andtheUnfinishedProjectofModernity;DeweyinCross-CulturalDialogue;TheAmericanPhilosophicalTradition,theSocialSciences,andReligion;andPublicPhilosophyandPracticalEthics.
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