Between Darwin and Hegel： On Dewey＇s Concept of Experience  

作　　者：CHEN Yaj un 

机构地区：[1]School of Philosophy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China

出　　处：《Frontiers of Philosophy in China》2017年第1期104-119,共16页中国哲学前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：＂Experience＂ is so central to Dewey＇s philosophy that one mu^t, first of all, understand what he means by the term. Diverging from the traditional conception of experience, Dewey＇s understanding involves two dimensions, namely, naturalism and historicism; in this, it can be seen as the unification of Darwinism and Hegelianism. Without attending to its dimension of naturalism, one would ignore experience＇s basic character, namely that of receptivity, while without attending to the aspect of historicism, one would ignore experience＇s dimension of meaning, its character of spontaneity. Dewey＇s notion of experience is unique. Its true value can be seen more clearly in comparison with the conceptions of experience advanced by Quine and McDowell.＂Experience＂ is so central to Dewey＇s philosophy that one mu^t, first of all, understand what he means by the term. Diverging from the traditional conception of experience, Dewey＇s understanding involves two dimensions, namely, naturalism and historicism; in this, it can be seen as the unification of Darwinism and Hegelianism. Without attending to its dimension of naturalism, one would ignore experience＇s basic character, namely that of receptivity, while without attending to the aspect of historicism, one would ignore experience＇s dimension of meaning, its character of spontaneity. Dewey＇s notion of experience is unique. Its true value can be seen more clearly in comparison with the conceptions of experience advanced by Quine and McDowell.

关 键 词：EXPERIENCE interaction meaning NATURALISM HISTORICISM 

分 类 号：N02[自然科学总论—科学技术哲学] Q111.2[生物学—普通生物学]