DEWEY, John.(1859-1952). American philosopher of
pragmatism, psychologist, and educator. Dewey was Professor at
Minnesota (1888-89), Michigan (1889-94), Chicago (1894-1904) and
Columbia (from 1904). With C. S. Peirce and William James, Dewey
developed the philosophy of Pragmatism as well as being a leading
theorist of progressive education movement. Dewey was a founder
of the American Association of University Professors (1915), and
of the prestigious New School for Social Research (1919). Among
his many books were School and Society (1899), Studies
in Logical Theory (1903), How We Think (1910), Democracy
and Education (1916), Reconstruction in Philosophy
(1920), Human Nature and Conduct (1922), Experience
and Nature (1925), The Quest for Certainty (1929),
Art as Experience (1934), Liberalism and Social Action
(1935), Logic: The Theory of Inquiry (1938), Experience
and Education (1938), Freedom and Culture (1939).
American Pragmatists