John Dewey\u27s Interactional Theory Seen in a New Light

John Dewey (1859-1952) is an American philosopher and psychologist who perceives life as integrally interacting with the environment. In Dewey\u27s theory of interaction, human beings engaged in interaction with the environment demonstrate active power; human beings are not at the mercy of the surrounding environment and they develop their power because of interaction with their environment. This presents a question : why and how does Dewey think human beings grow powerful in the process of interaction with the environment, rather than being dissolved by the power of surrounding environment? I will give conclusion to this question through the following two perspectives : (1) how Dewey treats nature and physical objects in interaction with human beings, and (2) how, in Dewey\u27s idea, human beings perceive the surrounding environment as they interact with it, especially in the initial phase of interaction