{"product_id":"john-deweys-earlier-logical-theory-james-scott-johnston-9781438453446","title":"John Dewey's Earlier Logical Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnalysis of Dewey's pre-1916 work on logic and its relationship to his better-known 1938 book on the topic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen John Dewey's logical theory is discussed, the focus is invariably on his 1938 book \u003ci\u003eLogic: The Theory of Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e. His earlier logical works are seldom referenced except in relation to that later work. As a result, Dewey's earlier logical theory is cut off from his later work, and this later work receives a curiously ahistorical gloss. Examining the earlier works from \u003ci\u003eStudies in Logical Theory\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eEssays in Experimental Logic\u003c\/i\u003e, James Scott Johnston provides an unparalleled account of the development of Dewey's thinking in logic, examining various themes and issues Dewey felt relevant to a systematic logical theory. These include the context in which logical theory operates, the ingredients of logical inquiry, the distinctiveness of an instrumentalist logical theory, and the benefit of logical theory to practical concerns-particularly ethics and education. Along the way, and complicating the standard picture of Dewey's logic being indebted to Charles S. Peirce, William James, and Charles Darwin, Johnston argues that Hegel is ultimately a more important influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Scott Johnston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438453442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438453446\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"James Scott Johnston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449595998463,"sku":"9781438453446","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32a2fbce-bb41-4d9f-8408-1db9a7c57ff3.jpg?v=1777264088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/john-deweys-earlier-logical-theory-james-scott-johnston-9781438453446","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}