How We Think / Edition 1

by John Dewey

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879757014
Publisher:	Prometheus Books
Publication date:	12/01/1991
Series:	Great Books in Philosophy
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	238
Sales rank:	319,143
Product dimensions:	5.52(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

"How We Think" is a classic book by John Dewey that was published in 1910. John Dewey was an American educational philosopher and known for many of his works. This book lays out perfectly how the mind in motion is constantly working to figure out and process the world around us. Dewey explains what it means to think well, which is known as Pragmatist Learning Theory, as well as the study of teaching and learning, which is called Pedagogy. If you are a student or just want to understand how the mind works a little better, this book is for you!

Table of Contents

PART I THE PROBLEM OF TRAINING THOUGHT
I. WHAT IS THOUGHT?
II. THE NEED FOR TRAINING THOUGHT
III. NATURAL RESOURCES IN THE TRAINING OF THOUGHT
IV. SCHOOL CONDITIONS AND THE TRAINING OF THOUGHT
V. THE MEANS AND AND END OF MENTAL TRAINING: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND THE LOGICAL
PART II LOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
VI. THE ANALYSIS OF A COMPLETE ACT OF THOUGHT
VII. SYSTEMATIC INFERENCE: INDUCTION AND DEDUCTION
VIII. JUDGMENT: THE INTERPRETATION OF FACTS
IX. MEANING: OR CONCEPTIONS AND UNDERSTANDING
X. CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT THINKING
XI. EMPIRICAL AND SCIENTIFIC THINKING
PART III THE TRAINING OF THOUGHT
XII. ACTIVITY AND THE TRAINING OF THOUGHT
XIII. LANGUAGE AND THE TRAINING OF THOUGHT
XIV. OBSERVATION AND INFORMATION IN THE TRAINING OF MIND
XV. THE RECITATION AND THE TRAINING OF THOUGHT
XVI. SOME GENERAL CONCLUSIONS

Editorial Reviews

Dewey's 1910 essay on teaching reasoning. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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