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Quote by John Dewey

“most notable distinction between living and inanimate beings is that the former maintain themselves by renewal.”

Book:The Middle Works, 1899-1924

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The Middle Works, 1899-1924

This volume includes a selection of essays, lectures, and other writings that span the middle period of the author's career, showcasing their intellectual development and exploration of various philosophical themes. more

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John Dewey

John Dewey was an American philosopher and educator, born on October 20, 1859, and died on June 1, 1952. He was a leading figure in the philosophy of pragmatism and had a profound impact on 20th-century education, philosophy, and the social sciences. more

“Personality must be educated, and personality cannot be educated by confining its operations to technical and specialized things, or to the less important relationships of life. Full education comes only when there is a responsible share on the part of each person, in proportion to capacity, in shaping the aims and policies of the social groups to which he belongs.”

Persons Important Social Groups Share Policy Personality Capacity Responsible Aim Educated Operations Proportion Social Groups Important Relationships

Book:Reconstruction in Philosophy

Source: Reconstruction in Philosophy

“It would be much better if I could only stop thinking. Thoughts are the dullest things. Duller than flesh. They stretch out and there's no end to them and they leave a funny taste in the mouth. Then there are words, inside the thoughts, unfinished words, a sketchy sentence which constantly returns...It goes, it goes ... and there's no end to it. It's worse than the rest because I feel responsible and have complicity in it. For example, this sort of painful rumination: I exist, I am the one who keeps it up. I.”