Common Faith - Second Edition

In A Common Faith, eminent American philosopher John Dewey calls for the "emancipation of the true religious quality" from the heritage of dogmatism and supernaturalism that he believes characterizes historical religions. This book contextualizes the text for students by providing an overview of Dewey and his philosophy, and reactions to the text.

Info autore

John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist and educational reformer. Thomas Alexander is professor of philosophy at Southern Indiana University and coeditor of The Essential Dewey, Volumes 1 and 2. He lives in Murphysboro, IL.

Riassunto

In A Common Faith, eminent American philosopher John Dewey calls for the "emancipation of the true religious quality" from the heritage of dogmatism and supernaturalism that he believes characterizes historical religions. This book contextualizes the text for students by providing an overview of Dewey and his philosophy, and reactions to the text.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: JOHN DEWEY, Dewey John
• Con la collaborazione di: Alexander Thomas M. (Introduzione)
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.08.2013
• EAN: 9780300186116
• ISBN: 978-0-300-18611-6
• Pagine: 120
• Serie: Terry Lectures (Paperback); The Terry Lectures; The Terry Lectures Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, RELIGION / Philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy of religion, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -