
Primitive Man as Philosopher
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John Dewey (1859-1952) was one of the leading American thinkers of the twentieth century. A psychologist and educational philosopher, he was one of the founders of the New School for Social Research. He is the author of more than two dozen books, including Democracy and Education (1916), Art as Experience (1934), and Freedom and Culture (1939).
Neni Panourgiá is a writer, translator, and professor of anthropology at the New School for Social Research. She is the author, most recently, of Dangerous Citizens: The Greek Left and the Terror of the State. She lives in New York City.
Content
- Intro
- Biographical Notes
- Title Page
- Copyright and More Information
- Contents
- Preface
- Author's Preface
- Foreword by John Dewey
- Methods of Approach
- Primitive Man as Philosopher
- Dedication
- I. Introduction
- PART I: MAN AND SOCIETY
- II. The Primitive View of Life
- III. The Coercion of the World
- IV. Conservatism and Plasticity
- V. Freedom of Thought
- VI. Right and Wrong
- VII. The Ideal Man
- VIII. The Philosophy of Life: Fate, Death and Resignation
- IX. Men and Women
- X. Aphorisms on Life and Man
- XI. The Tragic Sense of Life
- XII. Mysticism and Symbolism
- PART II: THE HIGHER ASPECTS OF PRIMITIVE THOUGHT
- XIII. Analysis of Reality and the External World
- XIV. The Nature of the Ego and of Human Personality
- XV. Speculation for Its Own Sake
- XVI. The Systemization of Ideas
- XVII. The Nature of God
- XVIII. Monotheistic Tendencies
- XIX. Skepticism and Critique
- XX. Conclusion
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Index
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