The imagery of facts
Dewey uses sight imagery to convince readers that the power of physical facts does not reside in the basic phenomena. Dewey says, “Many persons seem to suppose that facts carry their meaning along with themselves on their face. Accumulate enough of them, and their interpretation stares at you. The development of physical science is thought to confirm the idea.”
The imagery of the state
According to Dewey, the state is made of social institutions which play a significant role in governing the public. The author writes, “According to another view, it is just one of many social institutions, having a narrow but important function, that of arbiter in the conflict of other social units.”
The imagery of political philosophies
Dewey is determined to convince readers that the existing political philosophies are exaggerated because facts do not back them up. The imagery of political philosophies depicts a sense of sight that enhances comprehension. Dewey says, “I make no doubt that the practical influence of the political philosophies of Aristotle, the Stoics, St. Thomas, Locke, Rousseau, Kant and Hegel has often been exaggerated in comparison with the influence of circumstances.”
