The Later Works of John Dewey, Volume 4: 1929 the Quest for Certainty (Hardcover)

The Later Works of John Dewey, Volume 4: 1929 the Quest for Certainty Book Description

This volume provides an authoritative edition of Dewey's "The Quest for Cer-tainty: A Study of the Relation Between Knowledge and Action. "The book is made up of the Gifford Lectures deliv-ered April-May 1929 at the University of Edinburgh. Writing to Sidney Hook, Dewey described this work as "a criti-cism of philosophy as attempting to at-tain theoretical certainty." In the "Philo-sophical 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 has contributed to The Later Works of John Dewey, Volume 4: 1929 the Quest for Certainty as an author. STEPHEN TOULMIN is Henry R. Luce Professor at the University of Southern California, and author of, among other books, Cosmopolis and The Uses of Argument.

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