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What philosophy is John Dewey primarily associated with?

  • Pragmatism

  • Existentialism

  • Stoicism

  • Nihilism

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Dewey was one of the primary figures associated with the philosophy of pragmatism, a philosophical tradition that considers thought as an instrument or tool for prediction, problem solving and action, and rejects the idea that the function of thought is to describe, represent, or mirror reality.
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