Dewey rejected the traditional static and eternal conception of truth

Evidence

From the strictly philosophical point of view, the chief importance of Dewey’s work lies in his criticism of the traditional notion of ‘truth’, which is embodied in the theory that he calls ‘instrumentalism’. … Truth, as conceived by most professional philosophers, is static and final, perfect and eternal — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2922

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines Dewey’s ‘instrumentalism’ as a theory critiquing the traditional notion of truth.
• XREF: Connects to Russell’s own correspondence/coherence theory of truth and to pragmatist predecessors James and Peirce. — connects to: Dewey judged past-event beliefs by their future effects — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2934; Instrumentalizing communication has destroyed our sense of truth itself — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378; Ambedkar prized universal principles where Dewey distrusted fixed rules. (+3 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2922

Broader Connections

• The truth of ideas is independent of their social origins #contradicts (0.82) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 210
• Dewey judged past-event beliefs by their future effects #expands (0.80) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 2934
• These elements in turn imply an outlook that is progressive (in the sense of forward-looking), secular, and experimental, and that is commonsensical without making a fetish of common sense-for… #corroborates (0.80)
• Pragmatism rejects Enlightenment dualisms as props of conservatism #expands (0.78) — Richard A. Posner, What Has Pragmatism to Offer Law?, 17
• Instrumentalizing communication has destroyed our sense of truth itself #expands (0.55) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 378