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Excerpt from Parallelism Between the Philosophy of John Dewey and the Art of Dorothy Canfield
Volumes have been written about the two terms philosophy and art with which this study is con cerned. It is, therefore, imperative to make an attempt at the clarification of these words, their meaning and function. At the outset, many of us may find it necessary to discard some of our preconceived notions about philosophy, the first term of our discussion. This does not mean that we are attempting to set forth the conclusions of an original inquiry, independent of our own philosophical conceptions. A statement of the relations of philosophy to the history of civilization will inevitably inter pret the view of philosophy to which we are already committed. It is to the life-work of John Dewey, Philosophy, America's foremost philosopher and a Phenomenon of educator, that we shall turn constantly for enlightment. In harmony, then, with him we approach the discussion with the antecedent idea that philobophy, like politics, lit craturs, and the plastic arts, is itself a phenomenon of human culture. Its connection with social history, with civilization, is intrinsic. Thus we understand that present-day philosophy and our own philosophy can never be freed from the influence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.