A Philosophy of Education, Based on SourcesQuincy Adams Kuehner, Enoch George Payne Prentice-Hall, Incorporated, 1935 - 624 pages |
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Page 81
... true . The name humanism comes from the English pragmatist , Schiller , a pro- lific and brilliant writer . Much of James's pragmatism was humanistic . The humanist would say , Whatever fulfills my purposes , satisfies my desires ...
... true . The name humanism comes from the English pragmatist , Schiller , a pro- lific and brilliant writer . Much of James's pragmatism was humanistic . The humanist would say , Whatever fulfills my purposes , satisfies my desires ...
Page 98
... true of each subdivision of psychology , -normal , abnormal , social , and so on . The pretentious claims made for each special point of view lack the justification of the " strife of systems " in philosophy ; for the former are based ...
... true of each subdivision of psychology , -normal , abnormal , social , and so on . The pretentious claims made for each special point of view lack the justification of the " strife of systems " in philosophy ; for the former are based ...
Page 99
... true be- cause they work . It is the successful working of an idea that constitutes its truth . The other view is that true ideas repre- sent the situation correctly . The proposition , the sun shines , is true because the sun does shine .
... true be- cause they work . It is the successful working of an idea that constitutes its truth . The other view is that true ideas repre- sent the situation correctly . The proposition , the sun shines , is true because the sun does shine .
Contents
CONCEPTS OF PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOS | 27 |
NATURALISM IN EDUCATION | 53 |
PRAGMATISM IN EDUCATION | 80 |
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