text: In his most famous book, this philosopher wrote that the "primary ineluctable facts of birth and death" hang on every social group which seeks to reproduce itself.
full_question: In his most famous book, this philosopher wrote that the "primary ineluctable facts of birth and death" hang on every social group which seeks to reproduce itself. This man's ideas and Frederick Taylor's scientific management inspired the "platoons" of the Gary Plan. This man disputed Descartes' claim that all experience is subjective, positing instead that the experiencing mind is part of nature. This man led an academic committee which sought to exonerate Leon Trotsky in the 30s, and called his philosophy "instrumentalism." He updated Plato's theories on childhood and Rousseau's Emile while founding the Laboratory School of Chicago, where he stressed socialization and learning by doing. For 10 points, name this American liberal philosopher who wrote Democracy and Education.
first_sentence: In his most famous book, this philosopher wrote that the "primary ineluctable facts of birth and death" hang on every social group which seeks to reproduce itself.
raw_answer: John Dewey