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The dean of American philosophers shares his views on methods of training students to think well. His considerations include inductive and deductive logic, interpreting facts, concrete and abstract thinking, the roles of activity, language, and observation, and many other aspects of thought training. This volume is essential reading for teachers and other education professionals.
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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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It is very good to see this book appearing in new editions. This is a classic book about thinking. Dewey studies thought from the psychological and philosophical points of view and derives practical ideas for education.
Reading this book, I was surprised to see the applicability of its contents to my main activity field, which is business management. Today's main effort in business research is toward innovation and learning. Thus, thinking skill is probably the most important resource of any organization.
Dewey's view of thinking is surprisingly consistent and as fresh as any of the new management theories. Just to mention one aspect, he warns about the confusion of mental analysis (looking for the general aspects of an object) with physical analysis (dissection into parts), which leads to study living objects as if they were dead. This is the essence of systems thinking, which is so fashionable today!
The ideas Dewey presents about education are very useful for today's business environment. Business leaders, consultants and scholars should look carefully at his advices! His study of work and play is a great lesson of wisdom.
I would strongly recommend this book to anyone seriosly aiming at world class business performance.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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I had never heard of John Dewey until I took a philosophy class. When I first received the book, I read through it relatively fast. Much of the material went over my head. However, on the second reading it was as if the pages were illuminated. In this book, Mr. Dewey gives his opinion on how we humans learn. It takes every day simple actions, breakes them up into their smallest unit and discusses why we did it that way.
What have I gained from this book? Everytime I do something, I attempt to break it down into its simples being, and determining how this breakdown fosters greater intelligence within myself.
As a text book or a book one wants to learn something from, I give it five stars. For just general reading it will garner 1/2 of a star.
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The good thing about philosophy in general is that it forms perhaps a background to our experience, which then informs it. Dewey on the other hand recognises the importance of practical life and thought's relation to it. In this he has many sensible ideas but overplays the importance of a scientific attitude towards existence - it is as though if only we could rationalise our experience properly we would really know how life should be lived. In so doing he objects to the instinctual or the intuitive feeling aspects of human existence (which often in fact have a good part in forming new attitudes and beliefs, including science in itself). Although striving against such a picture, Dewey's ideas have more of a cut out cardboard view of existence therefore than do many more abstract philosophies. In entering into the practical realm of things Dewey has produced something aside from real life - a half view of things. This book certainly has good ideas about learning and indeed how we think, but the clue is in the title and left me a little cold.
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Rubbish
Don't buy this, it is unreadable due to masses of typos on every page. It doesn't make any sense. I've only given it one star as I was forced to.
Published 16 months ago by venusbarker
dewey how we think
Excellent book, clear, concise, to the point and consistent. Dewey's empiricism and pragmatism come together to cearly define his educational approach.
Published on 23 Jan 2010 by John Harbord
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