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Empiricism and the Knowledge Base of Educational Practice
Deborah Kerdeman,D. C. Phillips +1 more
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In the fairy tales, humans have always longed for security in an uncertain universe and have sought to achieve command over nature in order that they might better be insulated against disaster and, perhaps, also be able to improve their lot.Abstract:
As John Dewey recognized, humans have always longed for security in an uncertain universe and have sought to achieve command over nature in order that they might better be insulated against disaster and, perhaps, also be able to improve their lot. Myths, legends, and superstitions often reflect these deepseated human urges; so do fairy tales. Consider the wonderful story by the brothers Grimm of Rumpelstiltskin, the gnome who had gained enough control over nature to be able to spin straw into gold. The unfortunate young maiden to whom Rumpelstiltskin gave assistance had to pay a terrible price for his help. In the end, thankfully, the maiden learned Rumpelstiltskin's name. She thereby not only avoided Rumpelstiltskin's price but also ended up gaining control over him.read more
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TL;DR: Dewey's "Common Sense" as mentioned in this paper explores the nature of knowledge and learning as well as formal education's place, purpose, and process within a democratic society, and it continues to influence contemporary educational thought.
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TL;DR: The sociological imagination is a sociological vision, a way of looking at the world that can see links between the apparently private problems of the individual and important social issues as discussed by the authors.
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Democracy and education.
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TL;DR: Hempel as mentioned in this paper argued that crucial tests are not sufficient enough to prove or disprove a given hypothesis or to disprove them, and presented his side of this argument using an example of past experiments involving the nature of light.
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Science as a Vocation
TL;DR: It is not true that the work of art of a period that has worked out new technical means, or, for instance, the laws of perspective, stands therefore artistically higher than a piece of art devoid of all knowledge of those means and laws as mentioned in this paper.