The John Dewey philosophy John Dewey was a student of the pragmatic philosophers Pierce and James. He was a mathematician.
Pragmatism is based upon the philosophy of science.
It seeks to find undoubtable truths. Like a scientist, the pragmatists try to disprove a fact or theory until there is no doubt. The pragmatist, however, believes there are no totally undoubtable truths, because truth can only be obtained by the future results of current events. Therefore, we never know if something is true until it proves to be so. What is accepted as a truth today, may be proven false in the future.