In the three short sections of this paper the author tries to make some simple proposals concerning the birth of John Dewey’s philosophic-pedagogical thought by highlighting three basic aspects: the connection of the intellect to the matter as a method of unity; the birth and development of the concept of intelligence that he will define “creativity”; the role played by intelligence within the educational context. As a XX century thinker, Dewey is not only considered the innovator of the school, but also as one of the most important spokesmen of democratic politics (a political theory which I personally consider as a derivation of a merely philosophical vision). That’s why Dewey has to be considered, or indeed, re-considered a tout-court philosopher of education; i.e. someone who has considered “the thought as a reality” and not as something metaphysical. An active thought that provides the individual with an intelligence capable of creating a relationship between himself and the “ultimate truth”.
L’Autrice nel presente articolo, suddiviso in tre brevi parti, intende fornire delle semplici suggestioni relative alla nascita del pensiero filosofico-pedagogico di John Dewey, mettendo in evidenza tre aspetti fondamentali: la connessione dell’intelletto alla materia come metodo dell’unità; la nascita e lo sviluppo del concetto di intelligenza, che egli stesso definirà “creativa”; il ruolo dell’intelligenza nel contesto educativo. Dewey, pensatore del xx secolo, infatti, oltre ad essere riconosciuto come l’innovatore della scuola, come il portavoce, tra i maggiori, della politica democratica (teoria politica che personalmente ritengo derivi da una visione meramente filosofica), va visto, anzi va ri-visto come il filosofo dell’educazione tout-court, come colui che ha considerato il “pensiero come realtà” e non come un qualcosa di metafisico. Un pensiero attivo che fornisce all’individuo un’intelligenza in grado di metterlo in relazione con la “verità ultima”.
L'individuo deweyano tra intelletto cosmico e intelligenza creativa. The Deweyan Individual between Cosmic Intellect and Creative Intelligence
PEZZANO, Teodora
2012-01-01
Abstract
In the three short sections of this paper the author tries to make some simple proposals concerning the birth of John Dewey’s philosophic-pedagogical thought by highlighting three basic aspects: the connection of the intellect to the matter as a method of unity; the birth and development of the concept of intelligence that he will define “creativity”; the role played by intelligence within the educational context. As a XX century thinker, Dewey is not only considered the innovator of the school, but also as one of the most important spokesmen of democratic politics (a political theory which I personally consider as a derivation of a merely philosophical vision). That’s why Dewey has to be considered, or indeed, re-considered a tout-court philosopher of education; i.e. someone who has considered “the thought as a reality” and not as something metaphysical. An active thought that provides the individual with an intelligence capable of creating a relationship between himself and the “ultimate truth”.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.