| Author: | John Dewey |
Experience and Nature is a philosophical book written by the American philosopher John Dewey. First published in 1925,[1] [2] the book deals with the subject-object split and the empirical philosophical method. The account spans the history of Western philosophy, of which it demonstrates an intimate knowledge.
In the book, Dewey attempts to reconcile the “subject-object split”, between the external natural world and our own experience of it, hence the title. He argues that even in empirical methods of science, there must include some visceral human experience, saying:
However, Dewey does not seem to view this dichotomy as totally false, or oppose it in principle. For example, he notes the effect of technology on the sciences, namely its emancipation from “noble and ideal” objects, saying: