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Basics

Full name John Dewey

Born October 20, 1859

Died June 1, 1952

Era 20th-century philosophy

Region Western Philosophy

School Pragmatism

Main interests Philosophy of education,

Epistemology, Journalism, Ethics

Notable ideas Reflective Thinking

American Association of University

Professors


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John Dewey is well knownfor his work in logic,scientific inquiry, and

philosophy of education.He has also had a greatdeal of influence in

aesthetics and thephilosophy of art. His workArt as Experience is

regarded by many as one


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About Deweys style of writing

Deweys philosophical prose is often difficult and

dense,although he seems to write in an almostfolksy style.

It is generally believed that Deweys philosophy hasa storng Hegelian influence in them.

An interesting aspect of Dewey's writing, andperhaps another reason for the lack of on-goingpositive reception, was his lack of strong interestin the history of aesthetics. He seldom explicated

or critiqued the aesthetic works of others.Although full of quotations, Art as Experienceoriginally lacked adequate footnotes. Deweyfollowed the Harlem Renaissance and themovement of the New Negro. Because of his

visits to Mexico, Dewey showed a particular


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The experience of day to day living iscontinuous and does not alwayscome to a logical or completelyfulfilled conclusion. Thus a singlememorable experience is one thatcomes to a close, is consummated,

or fulfills itself to completion .Consummation as it relates to theaesthetic experience occurs when

we experience a play, listen tomusic, navigate a website, or reada poem. There is a beginning andan end to these experiences and it

is in this way that these


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The most importantserious advocate ofDewey's thought during

this period was ArnoldBerleant, often a lone

voice in the wilderness(1970, 1991). Berleant,who continues in this

line today, adopts many


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Poets figure as strongly inDewey's reading list asphilosophers, especiallyColeridge, Housman, Keats,

Poe, Shakespeare andWordsworth. Visual artistsare often quoted, especially

Cezanne, Constable,Delacroix, Manet, Matisse(whom he met), Reynolds,and Van Gogh.


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The selection of illustrationsDewey chose for Art asExperience was relativelymulticultural for the time. They

included Pueblo Indian pottery,Bushmen rock-painting, Scythianornament, and African sculpture,

as well as works by El Greco,Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse.Winged Victory was thefrontispiece.


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Interesting factAlthough Dewey was widely

versed in literature,architecture, painting,sculpture, and the theater, he

was relatively uneducated inmusic. He was said to betone-deaf. Yet he often had

insightful things to say aboutmusic, and many musiciansand music educators havedrawn inspiration from histheory (e.g., Zeltner


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Many writers complain that

Dewey showed little interest inthe avant-garde art of his time.It is true that neither Cubism,

Dadaism nor Surrealism play arole in his writing. His theoryseems to actually preclude Non-

objective painting (Jacobson1960), although he does speakpositively of Abstract art.


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