# Newton — Democracy and Education character guide

> Newton in Democracy and Education by John Dewey.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0086-i-the-logical-and-the-psychological

## Who they are

Scientist whose laws exemplify modern scientific method and discovery.

## In the story

### [The “Individualistic” Ideal of the Eighteenth Century](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/iv-the-individualistic-ideal-of-the-eighteenth-century)

The Newtonian solar system is cited as a model of natural law and harmony, inspiring the belief that natural law could similarly order human relations.

### [Experience as Experimentation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/iii-experience-as-experimentation)

Referenced implicitly through the scientific revolution and the experimental method that redefined knowledge.

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