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Materialism and Natural Events in Dewey's Developing Thought

IS JOHN DEWEY A MATERIALIST. 9 The answer, of course, depends on the meaning of the term. In Dewey's thought the meaning of materialism and the part it plays in his theory of natural events go through several stages; as a result the employment of the question as a directive focus offers distinct advantages in approaching his philosophy. First, it enables us to examine a problem which occupied Dewey from the very beginning of his career to the end. Second, it leads us to an immediate consideration of his theories of inquiry and experience, and to the ontic commitments they imply. Finally, tracing Dewey's developing thought concerning the nature of reality manifests a continuity reaching back through his Hegelian period and stretching to his last works.