The Influence of Darwin on Philosophy, and Other Essays in Contemporary Thought (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

John Dewey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440053618 ISBN 13 : 9781440053610

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how Darwin shaped philosophy and modern thought, with clear ideas you can apply today.

This collection surveys the lasting impact of Darwinian ideas across ethics, knowledge, and psychology. It brings together essays that connect evolution, science, and human values, showing how scientific thinking informs everyday life and public life.

• Clear explanations of pragmatism and the nature of truth in a changing world
• Discussion of how evolution relates to morals, knowledge, and social life
• Accessible insights on how scientific criticism and theory influence philosophy
• Historical context for the development of modern science and its practical outlook

Ideal for readers who want thoughtful, grounded reflections on science and philosophy, and how ideas from Darwin’s era continue to shape our thinking today.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Influence of Darwin on Philosophy, and Other Essays in Contemporary Thought

An elaborate preface to a philosophic work usually impresses one as a last desperate effort on the part of its author to convey what he feels he has not quite managed to say in the body of his book. Nevertheless, a collection of essays on various topics written during a series of years may perhaps find room for an independent word to indicate the kind of unity they seem, to their writer, to possess. Probably every one acquainted with present philosophic thought - found, with some notable exceptions, in periodicals rather than in books - would term it a philosophy of transition and reconstruction. Its various representatives agree in what they oppose - the orthodox British empiricism of two generations ago and the orthodox Neo-Kantian idealism of the last generation - rather than in what they proffer.

The essays of this volume belong, I suppose, to what has come to be known (since the earlier of them were written) as the pragmatic phase of the newer movement.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

An elaborate preface to a philosophic work usually impresses one as a last desperate effort on the part of its author to convey what he feels he has not quite managed to say in the body of his book. Nevertheless, a collection of essays on various topics written during a series of years may perhaps find room for an independent word to indicate the kind of unity they seem, to their writer, to possess. Probably every one acquainted with present philosophic thought found, with some notable exceptions, in periodicals rather than in books would term it a philosophy of transition and reconstruction. I ts various representatives agree in what they oppose the orthodox British empiricism of two generations ago and the orthodox Neo-K antian idealism of the last generation rather than in what they proffer. The essays of this volume belong, I suppose, to what has come to be known (since the earlier of them were written) as the pragmatic phase of the newer movement.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440053618
• ISBN 13: 9781440053610
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 324
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