 Russell named Dewey's logic Instrumentalism and grouped it with other synthetic doctrines critical of traditional academic philosophy—positivism, pragmatism, historicism, holism—all denying the legitimacy of metaphysics (untestable because prior to experience) and the reality of natural kinds with defining properties as universal facts. He felt Dewey was turning philosophy into a tool for solving problem rather than a search for truths. We report three questions Russell asked of Dewey's situational logic to explain why he rejected Dewey's definitions and answers.
<meaning-changed>  Russell named Dewey's logic Instrumentalism and grouped it with other synthetic doctrines critical of traditional academic philosophy—positivism, pragmatism, historicism, holism—all denying the legitimacy of metaphysics (untestable because prior to experience) and the reality of natural kinds with defining properties as universal facts. He felt Dewey was turning philosophy into a tool for solving problem rather than a search for truths. We report three questions Russell asked of Dewey's situational logic to explain why he rejected Dewey's definitions and answers.