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Psychology and Social Practice

By John Dewey

2020-12-23 19:41:41

In coming before you I had hoped to deal with the problem of the relation of psychology to the social sciences — and through them to social practice, to life itself. Naturally, in anticipation, I had conceived a systematic exposition of fundamental ... Read more
In coming before you I had hoped to deal with the problem of the relation of psychology to the social sciences — and through them to social practice, to life itself. Naturally, in anticipation, I had conceived a systematic exposition of fundamental principles covering the whole ground, and giving every factor its due rating and position. That discussion is not ready today. I am loath, however, completely to withdraw from the subject, especially as there happens to be a certain phase of it with which I have been more or less practically occupied within the last few years. I have in mind the relation of psychology to education. Since education is primarily a social affair, and since educational science is first of all a social science, we have here a section of the whole field. In some respects there may be an advantage in approaching the more comprehensive question through the medium of one of its special cases. The absence Less

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File size163.933 KB
Print pages30
PublisherPublic Domain Book
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1481215435
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John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. Dewey is one of the...

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