American Philosophers

Dr. Cantens

Fall 2008

Assignment 2

Assignment: Answer the following in short answers. The assignment should be two to  three pages, double spaced and 12-font.

Dewey

Common Sense and Inquiry

1) What is common sense for Dewey?

2) What is the traditional view of the relationship between common sense (practical) and scientific or philosophical inquiry (theoretical)?

3) According to Dewey, how should we view the relationship between common sense and philosophical inquiry?

Schiller “The Making of Truth

4) Briefly state why Schiller beliefs that the Intellectualist’s theory of truth is doomed for failure.

5) Explain what Schiller means by “truth is human truth”.

6) How is truth made?