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Dewey’s Aesthetics
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2016)
Abstract
John Dewey is well known for his work in logic, scientific inquiry, and philosophy of education. His fame is based largely on his membership in the school of American Pragmatists of which Charles Sanders Peirce and William James were the leading early figures. He has also had a great deal of influence in aesthetics and the philosophy of art. His work Art as Experience (1934) is regarded by many as one of the most important contributions to this area in the 20th century. Yet it is not as widely discussed as that evaluation would indicate. There are several reasons for this.
Publication Date
2016
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"Dewey’s Aesthetics" Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2016)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tom_leddy/187/