Studies in Logical Theory

by John Dewey

Publisher:

University of Chicago Press

, 1903

Overview

A collection of essays, Studies in Logical Theory features the work of Dewey and his associates at the University of Chicago regarding the process of human inquiry. Four of the eleven essays were written by Dewey and serve as a precursor to his fuller exploration of this process in How We Think. The essays collectively argue that the act of knowledge cannot be treated “as a self-inclosed and self-explanatory whole”; rather, a theory of the process of inquiry must include a theory of knowledge informed by the domains of experience and practice. Key concepts in Dewey’s philosophy emerge in these essays, including the “problematic situation” and the notion of fallibilism—the idea that anything accepted as knowledge possesses this status in virtue of its providing a coherent view of the world and a reliable basis for human action.

Product Details

• Title: Studies in Logical Theory
• Author: John Dewey
• Series: The Decennial Publications: Second Series
• Volume: XI
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Print Publication Date: 1903
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Logic; Thought and thinking; Judgment (Logic)
• Resource ID: LLS:STDSLOGTHRYDEWEY
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:57:25Z

About John Dewey

John Dewey was the most famous teacher of philosophy in the early twentieth century, and he was known for his lifelong work to reform America’s educational system. Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont, in 1859 to strict Calvinist parents. After graduating from the University of Vermont, Dewey taught high school and studied philosophy in his spare time. He finished his doctorate degree at Johns Hopkins University and continued to teach at various universities around the country, finally landing at Columbia University. While in New York, Dewey became involved in political groups and founded what would become the progressive education movement, which purported that students should learn to think for themselves to become active participants of a democratic society. He was also a founding member of the NAACP and the ACLU. At this time, Dewey was influenced by Karl Marx, and after traveling to different countries to study their educational systems, praised Soviet education and came under critical scrutiny in the United States. Dewey continued his political and philosophical efforts until his death in 1952.