Both Dewey in “The Process of Scientific Thinking” and Aristotle in Metaphysics deal with the relationship between theory and art. The two authors have different but not totally opposing ideas on the relative importance and relationship between the practical use of knowledge and the pursuit of knowledge as an end in itself. Much of Dewey's essay focuses on how practical experiences inform and initiate inductive and deductive processes. to think. In his first example, he describes how a person might collect and analyze information about various modes of transportation to make an induction regarding which one will get him to his destination on time. When the person takes the chosen means of transportation, he obtains information that confirms or refutes his induction, thus deductively confirming knowledge of which means of transportation is the fastest. This example makes it seem that Dewey values ​​theory primarily for how it can be applied practically. Although Dewey emphasizes the practical applications of knowledge, he does not do so while deprecating knowledge for its own sake. In his second example, Dewey describes a man in a boat who notices a strange reed sticking out of the edge of the boat. At first he thinks it's a flagpole, but evidence suggests that's unlikely. He goes through several other possibilities before settling on the explanation that the pole is to help steer the ship. In the third example, someone is washing dishes and notices bubbles migrating inside the bowls and experiments to explain the phenomenon. These discoveries do not appear to have any immediate practical value, so Dewey cannot evaluate thought solely for its practical applications. Dewey warns against reaching conclusions that are... middle of paper... the statement that all men's desire to know may simplify the fact that men may be unwilling to put in the effort to know or be dissatisfied with the truth once they know it, but in my experience it is not fake. A world in which knowledge was sought only for its practical applications would be vulnerable to ignoring the interests of those who do not have the funding or influence to advocate for their needs. Beyond practical needs, however, such a world would never experience the pursuit of knowledge for fun. . Psychology teaches the overjustification effect, whereby a person's internal desire to perform a task will decrease when provided with an incentive to perform the task. If knowledge were sought only for practical gain, pleasure in the pursuit would diminish. This is not to say that knowledge cannot be applied practically, but that practical application should not be the ultimate goal.