John Dewey and The Philosopher's Task
Michael Glassman,
TCRecord,
Apr 03, 2002
Most educators think of John Dewey as an educational theorist, but philosophers read Dewey as a late pragmatist, a writer trying to balance the needs of the mind with the dictates of experience and especially science, to reconcile rationalism with empiricism. This explains the tension in Dewey's work - and in my own work - as an empiricist eschews the study of experimental result for a less certain enterprise. "Scientists are trapped within the rigor of their scientific method. Even in the best of circumstances they find what they find and are then swept up by the tides of history. It is the philosopher who, using one of Dewey's favorite metaphors, develops the maps for society." If you don't have time to read Philip W. Jackson's book, at least ready this review.
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