China’s pragmatist experiment: Hu Shih’s pragmatism and Dewey’s influence in China

In the 1920s, John Dewey’s followers in China, led by his student HuShih, attempted to put his pragmatism into practice in their quest for democracy.This essay compares Hu Shih’s thought, especially his emphasis on pragmatism asmethod, with Dewey’s philosophical positions and evaluates Hu’s achievem...

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Main Author: TAN, Sor-hoon
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2539
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3796/viewcontent/Tan_2004_Metaphilosophy__1___1_.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English