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John Dewey

The instrumentalist ally whose name travels alongside Schiller's, part of the new dawn James believes is breaking over philosophy.

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Also known as John Dewey, Dewey, Schiller - Dewey

First appearance: lecture i the present dilemma in philosophy

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Included with Schiller and James as a key figure in the pragmatist theory of truth.
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In Lecture II: What Pragmatism Means: Included with Schiller and James as a key figure in the pragmatist theory of truth. Later, in Lecture VI: Pragmatism's Conception of Truth: Cited as a key pragmatist whose view of…

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