In the title essay John Dewey argues that Darwin did more than change biology: by abolishing fixed species he undermined philosophy’s old search for fixed ends and essences. The essays that follow, including a dialogue on nature and its good, take up intelligence and morals, an experimental theory of knowledge, and a short catechism on what truth is.
A key statement of American pragmatism, still read by students of philosophy and science. Download the free EPUB.