杜威通常在其专门的哲学著作中使用一些日常词汇,但赋予它们以哲学的意义,尤其是在批判近代认识论哲学中使用的一些术语。这样的运用存在两个方面的效果,好的方面在于通俗易懂,表现出了哲学的大众化力量,因为他主要是为大众写作和演讲,不大关注于纯粹的理论研究。坏的方面是导致学术研究的规范性问题,如用词模糊而备受诟病,理论阐述不够清晰和明确。这两个方面都是我们当下从事哲学研究需要认真对待的学术问题。 Dewey usually uses a few everyday words in his specialized philosophical writings, but gives them philosophical meanings, especially those used in criticizing modern epistemological philosophy. There are two aspects of such application. The good part is that it is easy to understand and shows the popularity of philosophy. Because he is mainly writing and speaking for the general public, he does not pay much attention to purely theoretical research. The bad aspect is the normative issue that led to academic research. It has been criticized as vaguely worded, and its theory is not clear and clear. Both of these aspects are academic issues that we need to take seriously for philosophical research nowadays.