Dewey's Systematic Understanding of Nature: Juxtaposing Pragmatic Naturalism and Generalized Systems Theory

• In Event: 26.054 - Contemporary Interpretations and Enactments of John Dewey's Legacy

Abstract

This paper examines the compatibilities and synergies between John Dewey’s understanding of the nature of nature and the ideas and methods of Generalized Systems Theory (GST). The paper uses an analytical approach to explicating Dewey’s understanding of the nature of nature and the ideas and methods of GST, and a synthetic—or, more specifically, a synoptic—perspective in comparing/combining them.

Author

• Craig A. Cunningham, National Louis University