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1919.03

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Conference held by the Ministry of Education.
Hu Shi made a detailed introduction to John Dewey's pragmatism. Such publicity and introduction has created a 'Dewey craze' even before Dewey came to China, and the far and wide spread of his educational philosophy could be predicted.
Hu Shi found the 'practical philosophy' he was looking for in Dewey's pragmatism. His 1919 lecture introducing pragmatism, Hu refers approvingly to Dewey's comment that 'philosophy recovers itself when it ceases to be a device for dealing with the problems of philosophers and becomes a method, cultivated by philosophers, for dealing with the problems of men'.

Mentioned People (2)

Dewey, John  (Burlington 1859-1952 New York, N.Y.) : Philosoph, Pädagoge, Psychologe

Hu, Shi  (Anhui 1891-1962 Shanghai) : Schriftsteller, Philosoph, Diplomat

Subjects

Philosophy : United States of America

Documents (2)

# Year Bibliographical Data Type / Abbreviation Linked Data
1 2004 Tan, Sor-hoon. China's pragmatist experiment in democracy : Hu Shih's pragmatism and Dewey's influence in China. In : The range of pragmatism and the limits of philosophy. Ed. by Richard Shusterman. (Oxford : Blackwell, 2004). Publication / DewJ184
2 2012 Zhou, Hongyu. The spread and impact of Deweyan educational philosophy in China.
http://www.tc.columbia.edu/centers/coce/pdf_files/v8.pdf. 		Publication / DewJ185
  • Source: Cai, Yuanpei. "Proposals for educational policies".
    Cai Yuanpei recommended John Dewey and his pragmatic educational philosophy for the first time. He informed that 'pragmatism originated in North America and is now very popular on the European continent' and that 'Dewey from America is the representative of pragmatism'. (1919.02, Publication)
  • Source: Tao, Xingzhi. Duwei jiao yu li lun jie shao. In : Jiao yu shi bao ; March 31 (1919). [An introduction to Dewey's educational theories].
    杜威教育理论介绍 (DewJ207, Publication)