Dewey, John(1859–1952) The American philosopher, educator, and social critic John Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont. A shy youth, he enjoyed reading books and was a good but not a brilliant student. He entered the University of Vermont in...

(born Oct. 20, 1859, Burlington, Vt., U.S.—died June 1, 1952, New York, N.Y.) American philosopher and educator who was one of the founders of the philosophical school of pragmatism, a pioneer in functional psychology, and a leader of the...

Born in Burlington, Vermont, on October 20, John Dewey (1859–1952) lived a long and productive life as a psychologist, social activist, public intellectual, educator, and philosopher. Educated at the University of Vermont and Johns Hopkins,...

A native of Burlington, Vermont, John Dewey received his B.A. from the University of Vermont in 1879 and his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1884. Except for a brief appointment at the University of Minnesota, he taught at the University of...

Dewey, John [addendum] John Dewey has undergone an extraordinary renaissance of scholarly and public concern with his thought. Dewey (1859–1952) was encyclopedic in both his interests and achievements. The full and startling range of his written...

John Dewey was born in 1859. He was a child of pre-industrial New England, born and raised in Burlington, Vermont, where his father was a storekeeper, and where Dewey himself would grow to maturity and eventually attend the University of Vermont at age...

(born Oct. 20, 1859, Burlington, Vt., U.S.—died June 1, 1952, New York, N.Y.) U.S. philosopher and educator who was one of the founders of pragmatism, a pioneer in functional psychology, and a leader of the Progressive movement in U.S. education....

. 1859–1952. Educationalist and philosopher who was born in Vermont and worked in various American universities, the last being Columbia. His philosophical views are usually classed as PRAGMATIST and INSTRUMENTALIST. In particular, he is noted...

American pragmatic philosopher and educationalist—influenced many of the early thinkers in adult...

John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, whose thoughts and ideas have been greatly influential in the United States and around the world. He, along with Charles Sanders...