Dewey and the Ancients (eBook, ePUB)

Essays on Hellenic and Hellenistic Themes in the Philosophy of John Dewey
Redaktion: Kirby, Christopher C.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Dewey's students at Columbia saw him as "an Aristotelian more Aristotelian than Aristotle himself." However, until now, there has been little consideration of the influence Greek thought had on the intellectual development of this key American philosopher. By examining, in detail, Dewey's treatment and appropriation of Greek thought, the authors in this volume reveal an otherwise largely overlooked facet of his intellectual development and finalized ideas. Rather than offering just one unified account of Dewey's connection to Greek thought, this volume offers multiple perspectives on Dewey's view of the aims and purpose of philosophy. Ultimately, each author reveals ways in which Dewey's thought was in line with ancient themes. When combined, they offer a tapestry of comparative approaches with special attention paid to key contributions in political, social, and pedagogical philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472509659
• Artikelnr.: 40712975

Autorenporträt

Christopher C. Kirby is Associate Professor of Philosophy, Eastern Washington University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors
Acknowledgements
A Note on Conventions
Dewey and the Ancients: Editor's Introduction, Christopher C. Kirby
Part I: Dewey and the Greek Tradition
1. Dewey and Ancient Philosophies: The Unfinished Cultural Project, John P.
Anton
2. Potentiality and Naturalism: Dewey's Metaphysical Metamorphosis, Thomas
M. Alexander
3. Dewey and "the Greeks:" Inquiry and the Organic Spirit of Greek
Philosophy, Christopher C. Kirby
Part II: Dewey and Plato
4. Let Education in the Cave: Reclaiming a Progressive Political Role for
the Individual in a Modern Democracy, Vasiliki Karavakou
5. The Dialogues as Dramatic Rehearsal: Plato's Republic and the Moral
Accounting Metaphor, Albert R. Spencer
6. Justice in Society and the Individual: A Comparison of Plato's Republic
and Dewey's Great Community, Philip Schuyler Bishop
Part III: Dewey and Aristotle
7. Dewey, Aristotle and the Spectator Theory of Knowledge, Kevin S. Decker
8. Beyond Fixed Ends and Limited Moral Community: Aristotle, Dewey, and
Contemporary Applications in Ethics, Heather E. Keith
9. How to Make Our Passions Clear: How Aristotle's Understanding of the
Passions Enriches the Deweyean Conception of Changing Human Nature, Brent
Lamons
Part IV: Dewey and the Hellenistic Thought
10. Epicurean Pragmatism, Charles A. Hobbs
11. The Peace of the Sword: Dewey and Pyrrhonian Skepticism, Joel Amnott
Index