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John Dewey
Steven C. Rockefeller
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Description for John Dewey
Rockefeller (religion and philosophy, Middlebury College) combines biography and intellectual history in an introduction to the philosophy of Dewey (1859-1952) which emphasizes the evolution of the religious faith and moral vision at the heart of his thought. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Po Num Pages: 683 pages, port. BIC Classification: BG; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 275 x 150 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1135.
Combining ?biography and intellectual history, Steven Rockefeller offers an illuminating introduction to the philosophy of John Dewey, with special emphasis on the evolution of the religious faith and moral vision at the heart of his thought. This study pays particular attention to Dewey's radical democratic reconstruction of Christianity and his many contributions to the American tradition of spiritual democracy. Rockefeller presents the first full exploration of Dewey's religious thought, including its mystical dimension. Covering Dewey's entire intellectual life, the author provides a clear introduction to Dewey's early neo-Hegelian idealism as well as to his later naturalistic metaphysics, epistemology, theory ... Read more
Combining ?biography and intellectual history, Steven Rockefeller offers an illuminating introduction to the philosophy of John Dewey, with special emphasis on the evolution of the religious faith and moral vision at the heart of his thought. This study pays particular attention to Dewey's radical democratic reconstruction of Christianity and his many contributions to the American tradition of spiritual democracy. Rockefeller presents the first full exploration of Dewey's religious thought, including its mystical dimension. Covering Dewey's entire intellectual life, the author provides a clear introduction to Dewey's early neo-Hegelian idealism as well as to his later naturalistic metaphysics, epistemology, theory ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
683
Condition
New
Number of Pages
683
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231073486
SKU
V9780231073486
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About Steven C. Rockefeller
Steven C. Rockefeller teaches religion and philosophy at Middlebury College. He received his M.Div from Union Theological Seminary and a Ph.D from Columbia University. Rockefeller has published a number of essays on Dewey and is coeditor of The Christ and Bodhisattva and The Spirit and Nature: Religion, Ethics, and Environmental Crisis.
Reviews for John Dewey
Steven Rockefeller's [book is] the best extended articulation of the theme of religious faith in Dewey. Journal of Religion