John Dewey's logical project

Abstract

This article reviews the main themes of Dewey's various logical writings. It contends that Dewey's project was to determine the logical condition necessary for science. The scientific enterprise requires the satisfaction of both correspondence and coherence criteria. This means that the logic of science must have a verificationist and a transformational aspect. In addition, a logic of science must also be able to account for certain essential non-truth functional activities. The unique feature of Dewey's logic is the central place it accords to these pragmatic operations. © 1993.