Ciao Spherik!
I just offer that it's true that Dewey and James here in Italy are
considered minor
philosophers. Dewey is on my old book of philosophy, but there's a pencil
note on that means: "skip it". The teachers here can consider the Pragmatism
an optional (while Idealism, Marxism are a must). So I've read something
about it just in last times.
Why is Pragmatism considered minor? I don't know, but probably it's because
James and Dewey were not European, I guess. In fact, what it's called here
"The story of philosophy" is just the story of European thought. And, for
example, Eastern philosophy is completely ignored. (I'm talking of high
school, of course. At university eastern philosophy is "in"). What about
Eastern philosophy in American and Northern European schools?
This could open a debate: given that it's impossible to study everything, is
it possible to find a criterion to choose what's in and what's out?
Marco.
-----Messaggio Originale-----
Da: "Spherik" <spherik@freemail.it>
A: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Data invio: sabato 25 novembre 2000 0.50
Oggetto: Re: MD Dewey/James
> > What's so strange about teaching Dewey up against Schopenhauer I ask,
> > (angling for lurkers)?
>
> Dewey was not teached against Schopenhauer (note: Schopenhauer it's very
> important in italian school programs because Giacomo Leopardi, an
important
> italian poet, was influenced by his works) but in addition with. But for
> italian school system was an exception...
>
> >I think you're Philosophy Prof. was a
> > very smart man.
>
> I think this too!
>
> > Note to MOQ MD: Satisfaction/Quality - analogy OK?
>
> I think it's ok, but we are in the area of the ideas used as tools to
> explain something...
>
> Tonight I was reading Dewey...he damns the classic metaphisics because
these
> are humans constructions against the "horror vacui", fear philosophies,
too
> many simplificatory things.
> But that apparent nihilism can be converted to the research of operational
> valid ideas (the root of Pirsig's *static patterns*?!). The thought is
> considered as something in evolution (as Pirsig said about the
intellectual
> patterns)....There is no doubt that Dewey may be considered one of the
MOQ's
> fathers...
>
> (PS: If someone wants to subscribe to a Dewey's maling list...
> http://lrs.ed.uiuc.edu/students/janicke/Dewey.html )
>
>
>
> Excuse my poor language...it's difficult for me express philosopical
> thoughts in english! Marco, help me ;)
>
> Spherik
>
> (member of moq/italia)
>
>
>
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