Person

John Dewey

Pragmatist philosopher of inquiry, democracy, and education whose work links experience, habit, and public problem-solving.

Why this matters

Dewey grounds how correction, learning, and democratic judgment stay tied to lived practice rather than abstract certainty.

Works

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Ethics

Dewey, John. *Ethics*. 2nd ed. 1932. Reprint, Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1989.

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Experience and Education

Dewey, John. *Experience and Education*. New York: Macmillan, 1938.

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Experience and Nature

Dewey, John. *Experience and Nature*. 1925. Reprint, Mineola, NY: Dover, 1958.

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Human Nature and Conduct: An Introduction to Social Psychology

Dewey, John. *Human Nature and Conduct: An Introduction to Social Psychology*. New York: Henry Holt, 1922.

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The Public and Its Problems

Dewey, John. *The Public and Its Problems*. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 1954. First published 1927.

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The Quest for Certainty: A Study of the Relation of

Dewey, John. *The Quest for Certainty: A Study of the Relation of Knowledge and Action*. New York: Minton, Balch, 1929.

Related books

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After Certainty

How to Live and Judge When Understanding is not Enough

How to live and judge once explanation reaches its limits. The practice volume in a series on formation, stabilization, and tension—judgment, responsibility, and participation without replacement frameworks.

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How Trust Forms

Why Participation Becomes Possible

How people become willing to participate with one another under uncertainty—beliefs, actions, outcomes, and the trust cycle.

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When Trust Stops Tracking Reality

Why Good Intentions Sometimes Become Harmful

How trust drifts from evidence when good intentions stop learning from feedback—through the fictional arc of Calder Family Health and real institutional patterns.