{"product_id":"john-dewey-cameron-ross-9798247572718","title":"John Dewey: A Clear Introduction to the Big Ideas and the Core Concepts","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Dewey refuses the separation of philosophy from lived experience. Against traditions that seek certainty through abstraction, he begins where life becomes problematic, where habits fail and intelligence must respond. Thought is not contemplation but action guided by inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnowledge, in Dewey's account, is provisional and experimental. Ideas are tools, tested by their consequences rather than their correspondence to timeless truths. This orientation reshapes philosophy, education, ethics, and politics alike. Democracy becomes not merely an institutional system but a way of life sustained through communication and shared problem-solving.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDewey's naturalism rejects rigid dualisms between mind and world, fact and value, theory and practice. Growth replaces finality as the measure of success. His legacy lies in this reorientation: philosophy returns to the midst of life, where thinking matters because it transforms how experience is organized and shared. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will find in this book: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePragmatism as inquiry rooted in experience\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explains Dewey's pragmatism as a philosophy of inquiry grounded in lived experience. You will understand how knowledge emerges from problem-solving, experimentation, and reflection, rather than from fixed principles detached from practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation as growth and democratic practice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will explore Dewey's revolutionary ideas on education, where learning is an active, social process. The book clarifies why education should cultivate critical thinking, cooperation, and adaptability, preparing individuals to participate meaningfully in democratic life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDemocracy as a way of life, not just a system\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis section presents Dewey's view of democracy as an ethical and cultural practice. You will discover how communication, participation, and shared inquiry sustain democratic societies beyond formal institutions and laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperience, art, and human creativity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book shows how Dewey connects aesthetics to everyday experience. You will learn why art is not separate from life, but an intensified form of experience that reveals meaning, continuity, and human creativity in ordinary activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy as social criticism and reconstruction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explains Dewey's vision of philosophy as an instrument for diagnosing social problems and guiding intelligent reform. You will see why philosophy must remain flexible, experimental, and responsive to changing conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd this book to your cart now to understand how \u003cb\u003eJohn Dewey\u003c\/b\u003e reshaped education, democracy, and the role of philosophy in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cameron Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798247572718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Cameron Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097253912831,"sku":"9798247572718","price":14.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-dewey-cameron-ross-9798247572718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}