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... These operations constitute Dewey¡¦s understanding of necessity. Necessity is that which allows our judgements and perceptions to coalesce, in order for us to derive what we accept as fact or knowledge. ... 3 + 4 = 7 „³ (Judgement (3) (necessity (+) (Judgement (4) = (Fact/Knowledge (7)
For John Dewey, knowledge is always of the whole. ... This whole, according to Dewey, can be defined as fact. For this fact to come into existence, it is first created out of judgements which are bound together by necessity. Necessity arises during the learning process. ... They exist together as a fact that just ¡§is¡¨, as opposed to different judgements held together by necessity.
For Dewey, necessity is ¡§manufactured by the mind during a teleological, purpose-driven process. ... It is at this stage where the mind must overcome the idea of necessity. In believing that the portions exist independently, we use the concept of necessity to tie together the portions. This idea of necessity marks a certain stage in the development of our judgement of the whole. The realization of the portions¡¦ interdependence negates necessity. ... ¡¨ Necessity is a concept that eludes itself during the process of inquiry. The need for necessity signifies a lack of full knowledge. ¡§From Dewey¡¦s perspective it is the inquiry¡¦s task to eliminate contingency (necessity) wherever it is found to be problematic and therefore offer us a vision of the fullest experience of what is in its entirety.
Approximate Word count = 1007
Approximate Pages = 4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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