Common Themes in the Work of Gilbert White and John Dewey
A Pragmatic Appraisal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7104498 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James L Wescoat (0000-0001-8868-4352, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 587-607 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annals of the Association of American Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-5608 • E-ISSN: 1467-8306 |
| Publisher | American Association of Geographers (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1992.tb01719.x |
| OpenAlex | W2000510491 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 83 |
Gilbert White has had a profound influence on natural resources and hazards research, but the philosophy that guides his work has not been clearly defined. White's approach has broad affinities with the pragmatic tradition of American social thought, most notably with the work of john Dewey. This paper compares four major themes in the work of White and Dewey: the precariousness of existence, the pragmatic conception of inquiry, learning from experience, and discourse and democracy. For each theme, I show how similarities and differences between White and Dewey can help to clarify controversies within geography, and directions for future research
Democracy · Epistemology · Natural (archaeology · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Social science · Sociology · Theme (computing · White (mutation · Work (physics · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · Geographies of human-animal interactions · History · Law · Philosophy · Risk Perception and Management
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Gilbert Fowler White (1911-2006), Wisdom in Environmental Geography
Hyphenated Geographies
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The quest for certainty
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Experience and nature.
The American Evasion of Philosophy
Human System Responses to Disaster
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Theory of Communicative Action
Geography and Geographers
Liberalism and Social Action
The Public and Its Problems
Philosophical Profiles
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,94 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2023 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |