In this paper, I argue that John Dewey's view of human nature entails that culture is a necessary but not sufficient condition for freedom. A surprising corollary of this argument is that, if left to run its natural course, culture in fact tends not to enable but rather to preclude freedom. Hence, there are specific cultural practices—habits acquired through education—that are required if we ar...

En este artículo analizamos la crítica que Richard Rorty hace de apelación al “método experimental” por parte John Dewey. Defendemos categórica desestimación presenta del vínculo entre el pragmatismo Dewey y su concepción método hubiera sido o bien matizada, radicalmente diferente, haber considerado seriamente importancia reflexión sobre educación tenía para filósofo Vermont. Nuestra estrategia...

Tao Xingzhi was a student of American educator John Dewey. He generally absorbed Dewey’s educational philosophy in theory and practice, carried out reforms innovations based on the actual situation China. Thus he formed his own peculiar “life education” theory. There are fundamental differences between Dewey philosophy. Xingzhi’s thought is real life realistic materialistic view; an idealistic ...

This article explores the connections between Melvil Dewey and Hegelianism and Charles Cutter and the Scottish Common Sense philosophers. It traces the practice of hierarchy from these philosophical influences to Dewey and Cutter and their legacy to today’s Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Subject Headings. The ubiquity of hierarchy is linked to Dewey’s and Cutter’s metaphor...

Most library students will have studied Ranganathan and faceted classification, but unless they live in India, they are unlikely to have read his works in detail or used his Colon Classification scheme. Nonetheless, his groundbreaking work has been influential in traditional library classification schemes. Facets are fundamental to the Bliss Bibliographic Classification, and are important in th...