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John Dewey Between Pragmatism and Constructivism / ed. by Larry A. Hickman, Kersten Reich, Stefan Neubert.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: American PhilosophyPublisher: New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780823230181
  • 9780823237807
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 191 23
LOC classification:
  • B945.D44
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Part One: Dewey Between Pragmatism and Constructivism -- 1. John Dewey: His Life and Work -- 2. Pragmatism: Diversity of Subjects in Dewey’s Philosophy and the Present Dewey Scholarship -- 3. Constructivism: Diversity of Approaches and Connections with Pragmatism -- Part Two: Pragmatism and Constructivism after Dewey -- 4. Dialogue Between Pragmatism and Constructivism in Historical Perspective -- 5. Dewey’s Constructivism: From the Reflex Arc Concept to Social Constructivism -- 6. Observers, Participants, and Agents in Discourses: A Consideration of Pragmatist and Constructivist Theories of the Observer -- 7. Pragmatism, Constructivism, and the Philosophy of Technology -- 8. Pragmatism, Constructivism, and the Theory of Culture -- Part Three: Discussion by the Contributors -- 9. After Cologne: An Online Email Discussion about the Philosophy of John Dewey -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index -- American Philosophy Series: Douglas R. Anderson and Jude Jones, series editors
Summary: Many contemporary constructivists are particularly attuned to Dewey's penetrating criticism of traditional epistemology, which offers rich alternatives for understanding processes of learning and education, knowledge and truth, and experience and culture. This book, the result of cooperation between the Center for Dewey Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and the Dewey Center at the University of Cologne, provides an excellent example of the international character of pragmatist studies against the backdrop of constructivist concerns. As a part of their exploration of the many points of contact between classical pragmatism and contemporary constructivism, its contributors turn their attention to theories of interaction and transaction, communication and culture, learning and education, community and democracy, theory and practice, and inquiry and methods.Part One is a basic survey of Dewey's pragmatism and its implications for contemporary constructivism. Part Two examines the implications of the connections between Deweyan pragmatism and contemporary constructivism. Part Three presents a lively exchange among the contributors, as they challenge one another and defend their positions and perspectives. As they seek common ground, they articulate concepts such as power, truth, relativism, inquiry, and democracy from pragmatist and interactive constructivist vantage points in ways that are designed to render the preceding essays even more accessible. This concluding discussion demonstrates both the enduring relevance of classical pragmatism and the challenge of its reconstruction from the perspective of the Cologne program of interactive constructivism.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Part One: Dewey Between Pragmatism and Constructivism -- 1. John Dewey: His Life and Work -- 2. Pragmatism: Diversity of Subjects in Dewey’s Philosophy and the Present Dewey Scholarship -- 3. Constructivism: Diversity of Approaches and Connections with Pragmatism -- Part Two: Pragmatism and Constructivism after Dewey -- 4. Dialogue Between Pragmatism and Constructivism in Historical Perspective -- 5. Dewey’s Constructivism: From the Reflex Arc Concept to Social Constructivism -- 6. Observers, Participants, and Agents in Discourses: A Consideration of Pragmatist and Constructivist Theories of the Observer -- 7. Pragmatism, Constructivism, and the Philosophy of Technology -- 8. Pragmatism, Constructivism, and the Theory of Culture -- Part Three: Discussion by the Contributors -- 9. After Cologne: An Online Email Discussion about the Philosophy of John Dewey -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index -- American Philosophy Series: Douglas R. Anderson and Jude Jones, series editors

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Many contemporary constructivists are particularly attuned to Dewey's penetrating criticism of traditional epistemology, which offers rich alternatives for understanding processes of learning and education, knowledge and truth, and experience and culture. This book, the result of cooperation between the Center for Dewey Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and the Dewey Center at the University of Cologne, provides an excellent example of the international character of pragmatist studies against the backdrop of constructivist concerns. As a part of their exploration of the many points of contact between classical pragmatism and contemporary constructivism, its contributors turn their attention to theories of interaction and transaction, communication and culture, learning and education, community and democracy, theory and practice, and inquiry and methods.Part One is a basic survey of Dewey's pragmatism and its implications for contemporary constructivism. Part Two examines the implications of the connections between Deweyan pragmatism and contemporary constructivism. Part Three presents a lively exchange among the contributors, as they challenge one another and defend their positions and perspectives. As they seek common ground, they articulate concepts such as power, truth, relativism, inquiry, and democracy from pragmatist and interactive constructivist vantage points in ways that are designed to render the preceding essays even more accessible. This concluding discussion demonstrates both the enduring relevance of classical pragmatism and the challenge of its reconstruction from the perspective of the Cologne program of interactive constructivism.

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In English.

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