JOHN DEWEY
He treats thought not as a finished answer but as a tool for inquiry: finding problems, testing hypotheses, and revising judgment through experience.
1859–1952Pragmatism · Philosophy of educationUnited States
Other names and spellings
존 듀이
Core ideas
EXPERIENCEINQUIRYREFLECTIVE THINKINGEDUCATIONDEMOCRACY
Works & sources
William James, The Principles of Psychology, Chapter XI, “Attention” (1890) / John Dewey, How We Think, Chapter I (1910) · How We Think (1910), Chapter 1, ‘What Is Thought?’, §4
JOHN DEWEY, a first reading
Dewey connected inquiry within experience to education and democratic life.
Inquiry: what does it mean?
Inquiry moves from uncertainty to defining a problem and testing possible explanations through evidence and action. Experience alone does not complete learning; reflection on consequences and revision are essential.
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