While this overview gives a first understanding of some of the mostcentral ideas of Dewey's philosophy, it is important to keep in mind thatthe reason why Dewey invested so much time and energy in the development of a new understanding of knowledge was not primarily becausehe wanted to develop a new contribution to philosophy, but because hethought that the development of such a theory was crucial for addressing some of the most profound problems of modern life. Dewey wasconvinced that philosophy should not be occupied solely with the problems of philosophers but that it should be a method, cultivated by