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Category:	Modern Literature
Name:	John Dewey
Birth Year:	1859
Death Year:	1952
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Biography, Lectures, and Research Links:	Biography Blog John Dewey! SEARCH NOW: by title by author Philosophical naturalist influenced by the pragmatism of Peirce and James. According to Dewey thought involves practical problem-solving. Problem solving in turn requires the testing of rival hypotheses against experience. Dewey's philosophical pragmatism, concern with interaction, reflection and experience, and interest in community and democracy, led to the development of a coherent educational philosophy. Among his writings, which are concerned with almost all philosophical fields except metaphysics, are Psychology (1887), The School and Society (1899; rev. ed. 1915), Ethics (with James H. Tufts, 1908), Democracy and Education (1916), Reconstruction in Philosophy (1920), Human Nature and Conduct (1922), Experience and Nature (1925), The Public and Its Problems (1927), The Quest for Certainty (1929), Philosophy and Civilization (1932), A Common Faith (1934), Art as Experience (1934), Liberalism and Social Action (1935), Experience and Education (1938), Logic: The Theory of Inquiry (1938), Freedom and Culture (1939), and Problems of Men (1946). [Adapted from Informal Education Homepage & Columbia Encyclopedia] The Great Books: John Dewey Please browse our Amazon list of titles about John Dewey. For rare and hard to find works we recommend our Alibris list of titles about John Dewey. Offer Comments, Questions or Suggestions! This database is maintained by Malaspina Great Books.
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