Reconstruction On The Relationship Of Knowledge And Practice In Traditional Philosophy

Dewey has his unique criticism on western traditional philosophy. He analyzed the source of traditional philosophy from the perspective of history and social psychology. In Dewey's point of view, philosophy has it's origin from ordinary life instead of from the need of cognitive word. We should deal with all kinds of uncertainty through operating the wisdom of life, and thereby we can grasp the uncertainty of human being's fate. Influenced by Hegel and Darwin, Dewey made a revolution of traditional philosophy: using experience and change instead of transcendent and absoluteness; concerning human life instead of the material itself. He combines the theory and the objectivity from the angle of reality, reasonably deals with the relationship between science and philosophy, and suggests finding the certainty from the perspective of knowledge and practice He also introduces the experiment into the understanding of the nature of human being, emphasizing the humanism. Though Dewey's philosophy has been criticized by many other traditional philosophers for its extent of rebelling against orthodoxy goes beyond the tolerance of traditional philosophers, the purpose of his new perspective of philosophy and culture is to find out a new way for the development of philosophy and to some extent, it's helpful for us to reconsider and confirm the character, function, status and effect of philosophy in today's society.This thesis discusses Dewey's revolution of traditional philosophy from the aspects of its logical starting point, rationale, character and theoretical gain and loss. The thesis is composed of seven chapters.-Chapter one is the literature review. Chapter two is the introduction.Chapter three discusses the origin of Dewey's Quest for Certainty Beginning with the effect of Hegel,Darwin and Pragmatism on Dewey's philosophy, this chapter expatiates on the formation of Dewey's theory. The purpose is to explain their effects in the forming of Dewey's theory.Chapter four explains the occurrence and new angle of view of Dewey's Quest for Certainty, which brings us a brand-new perspective. In this sense, this thesis makes us investigate things from a quite different point of view.Chapter five explores the knowledge and practice of Dewey's The Quest for Certainty, and analyze the value of finding certainty from different point of view.Chapter six discusses the breakthrough point of Dewey's theory and its significance in practice. It evaluates Dewey's Quest for Certainty, beyond the traditional theory, and analyzes the significance and future of Dewey's theory.Chapter seven is the conclusion.