John Dewey

“The enemies of the aesthetic are neither the practical nor the intellectual.”

“Active, persistent, and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it, and the further conclusions to which it tends, constitutes reflective thought.”

“Regarded as an idea, democracy is not an alternative to other principles of associated life. It is the idea of community life itself.”

“The task of future philosophy is to clarify men's ideas as to the social and moral strifes of their own day...Philosophy which surrenders its somewhat barren monopoly of dealings with Ultimate and Absolute Reality will find a compensation in enlightening the moral forces which move mankind.”