a pragmatic solution to the value problem of knowledge

We value possessing knowledge more than true belief. both someone with knowledge and someone with a true belief possess the correct answer to a question. why is knowledge more valuable than true belief if both contain the correct answer? i examine the philosophy of american pragmatist john dewey and then i offer a novel solution to this question often called the value problem of knowledge. i present and explicate (my interpretation of) dewey’s pragmatic theory of inquiry. dewey values competent inquiry and claims it is a knowledgeforming process, and i argue that it is competently conducting inquiry that explains why knowledge is more valuable than mere true belief. knowledge is always the result of a process of competent inquiry (itself valuable) whereas belief can but need not be the result of inquiry. i end by considering and replying to reasonable objections to my pragmatic solution.