The Self and the Social Organism

Jeff CarreiraPhilosophy

In my last post I explained that John Dewey believed that our self identity is a learned habit of identification that does not necessarily indicate the existence of any actually existing entity that could be …

The Habits of John Dewey

Jeff CarreiraPhilosophy

The American philosopher John Dewey described social institutions, customs and norms as habits that develop in society over time. He is quick to point out that habits are not merely passive boundaries that limit activity …

The Emergence of John Dewey

Jeff CarreiraPhilosophy

As I think more about the way John Dewey was seeing the world I can only think in terms of emergence. Dewey seemed to see the world emerging constantly as an interconnected whole, not as …