Jacques Hoarau Tout le la question est de savoir si l’on considère qu’il ruine définitivement la position de Dewey, ou non : ( A History ofWestern philosophy, 1951,ed. Routledge p. 816 sq) :
"I think Dr. Dewey’s theory might be stated as follows. The relations of an organism to its environment are sometimes satisfactory to the organism, sometimes unsatisfactory. When they are unsatisfactory, the situation may be improved by mutual adjustment. When the alterations by means of which the situation is improved are mainly on the side of the organism—they are never wholly on either side-the process (...)