How did John Dewey explain the relationship between human experience and nature?

John Dewey rejected the traditional Western philosophy that established a dualism between "true reality" and human experience. While historical traditions often viewed reality as static, perfect, and eternal—or relegated experience to a purely subjective, mental phenomenon—Dewey argued that such a philosophy of nature was deeply flawed.1

Instead, Dewey proposed that all things are subject to change and that there is no static nature. He maintained that human experience is not merely subjective because the human mind is itself "part and parcel" of nature. In his view, human experiences are the outcomes of interacting processes and are therefore worldly events. Consequently, Dewey argued that the challenge of human life is not to transcend the natural world, but to learn how to live well within its constant processes of change. This perspective served as a cornerstone for his broader work, including his influential book Experience and Nature.123