John Dewey the Later Works, 1925-1953: 1929/The Quest for Certainty, Vol. 4 [Paperback]

John Dewey (Author), Jo Ann Boydston (Editor), Professor Stephen Toulmin (Introduction)

Book Description

Series: Dewey, John//Later Works, 1925-1953 | Publication Date: October 1, 1988

This volume provides an authoritative edition of Dewey’s The Quest for Cer­tainty: A Study of the Relation Between Knowledge and Action. The book is made up of the Gifford Lectures deliv­ered April–May 1929 at the University of Edinburgh. Writing to Sidney Hook, Dewey described this work as “a criti­cism of philosophy as attempting to at­tain theoretical certainty.” In the Philo­sophical 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.”

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About the Author

Stephen Toulmin is Professor in the Community on Social Thought, Univer­sity of Chicago.

 

Jo Ann Boydston is Gen­eral Editor of the Later Works, The Mid­dle Works of John Dewey, 1899–1924, and The Early Works of John Dewey, 1882–1898.

 

Harriet Furst Simon is a staff member at the Dewey Center.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press (October 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809314932
• ISBN-13: 978-0809314935
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
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