John Dewey Experience and Nature (1925), Ch. VI: Nature, Mind and the Subject.
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Every thinker puts some portion of an apparently stable world in peril and no one can wholly predict what will emerge in its place.
— John Dewey on Intellectual
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About John Dewey
John Dewey (October 20 1859 – June 1 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. A major figure in the Pragmatist school of American philosophy, his work has been influential in a wide range of fields.
About John Dewey
John Dewey (October 20 1859 – June 1 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. A major figure in the Pragmatist school of American philosophy, his work has been influential in a wide range of fields.
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