Do We Have a Problem or Does the Problem Have Us: Comments on Lisa's Chapter One

Abstract

Introduction:  This question is asked by Harry's father at the end of Lisa's first chapter.  To make its point quite clear, Mister Stottlemeier gives this example to Harry: "Look, if you were finished with school and you weren't sure what you are going to do next, you'd be puzzled and you'd start asking questions.  But if there's unemployment, then that's a problem and it's not just your problem." (1)  For a better understanding of this question about problems, I will briefly refer to John Dewey's approach, as stated in: Essays in Experimental Logic (2).