...did not accept unhesitatingly the current traditional theory, because he doubted and irqv." •.:'., he arrived at his thought. Skeptical of what, from...consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in ^ie tight of the grotmds that support it, and the further conclusions to which it tends, constitutes...

...different things. Even now there is no consensus of opinion as to just what thinking is. Dewey says, "Active, persistent, and careful consideration of...to which it tends, constitutes reflective thought." ' Miller says, "Thinking is not so much a distinct conscious process as it is an organization of all...

...seriously.1 IV. THE POWER OF REFLECTION Sustained attention. According to Dewey,2 reflective thought is " the active, persistent, and careful consideration of any...belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of grounds that support it, and the further conclusions to which it tends." Given the raw materials in...

...active, persistent, and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of grounds that support it, and the further conclusions to which it tends." Given the raw materials in the form of ideas and images dominant in the mind, their intellectual significance...

...denken geven als uitgangspunt voor onze verdere beschouwingen: „Active, persistent^ and care f ui consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge...the light of the grounds that support it, and the f^lrther conclusions to which it tends, constitutes reflective thought" '). Wanneer men een denkproses...

...definitie van het reflektieve denken geven als uitgangspunt voor onze verdere beschouwingen: „Activc, persistent, and careful consideration of any belief...knowledge in the light of the grounds that support ?'/, and the further conclusions to which it tends, constitutes reflective thought" '). Wanneer men...

...evidences are deliberately weighed and the suggested solution carefully tested. Ш other words, it is the "active, persistent, and careful consideration of...it, and the further conclusions to which it tends" that constitute thinking.2 Thus, when thinking appears, always some belief with its accompanying statements...

...from other types of mental activity and should be called reflection. Such thinking may be defined as: "active, persistent and careful consideration of any...it and the further conclusions to which it tends." 1 Section 2. Dewey 's Analysis of an Act of Thought a. THE OCCASION OF BEFLECTION The occasion of reflective...

...more satisfactory field for human endeavor. Dewey's definition of reflection can scarcely be improved: "Active, persistent and careful consideration of any...supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds which support it, and the further conclusions to which it tends constitutes reflective thought."2 The...

...sense is that process which considers the basis and consequences of belief. . . . Reflective thought is active, persistent and careful consideration of any...supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds which support it and further conclusions to which it tends. . . . Thinking is that operation in which...