Erik Jensen
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Philosophy, Graduate Student
- University of Western Ontario, Philosophy, Graduate Studentadd
- Classics, Ancient Greek Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Intellectual History, and 13 moreAristotle, Virtue Ethics, Ancient Epistemology, German Idealism, Ancient social & political philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, American Intellectual History, American Philosophy, British Intellectual History, Plato, Aristotle's Metaphysics, Medieval and Renaissance History, and Early Renaissance British Historyedit
- My AOS is ancient philosophy, especially ancient epistemology and ethics. My AOCs include the history of western philosophy, contemporary epistemology and philosophy of language, philosophy of science, and logic.edit
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It is no exaggeration to say that John Dewey is the most historically important American philosopher and educational theorist, as well as an important figure in the history of psychology. His central concept of human nature as actively... more
It is no exaggeration to say that John Dewey is the most historically important American philosopher and educational theorist, as well as an important figure in the history of psychology. His central concept of human nature as actively engaged, biological and ecological, teleologically structured, socio-culturally constituted, and deeply technological is of broad and lasting importance. The goal of the Cambridge Companions to Philosophy series is to “serve as a reference work for students and non-specialists” as well as “to ...