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John Dewey. John Dewey (/ ˈduːi /; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century. [7][8] The overriding theme of Dewey's works was his profound belief in democracy, be it in politics ...
Synopsis. In Democracy and Education, Dewey argues that the primary ineluctable facts of the birth and death of each one of the constituent members in a social group determine the necessity of education. On one hand, there is the contrast between the immaturity of the new-born members of the group (its future sole representatives) and the ...
The Public and Its Problems is a 1927 book by American philosopher John Dewey.In his first major work on political philosophy, Dewey explores the viability and creation of a genuinely democratic society in the face of the major technological and social changes of the 20th century, and seeks to better define what both the 'public' and the 'state' constitute, how they are created, and their ...
My Pedagogic Creed. " My Pedagogic Creed " is an article written by John Dewey and published in School Journal in 1897. [1] The article is broken into five sections, with each paragraph beginning "I believe." It has been referenced over 4100 times, and continues to be referenced, as a testament to the lasting impact of the article's ideas.
A Common Faith. A Common Faith is a 1934 compilation of John Dewey's writings based on the Terry Lectures at Yale University. It consists of three chapters: "Religion Versus the Religious", "Faith and Its Object", and "The Human Abode of the Religious Function".
A Humanist Manifesto was written in 1933 primarily by Roy Wood Sellars and Raymond Bragg and was published with 34 signatories including philosopher John Dewey.Unlike later revisions, the first manifesto talked of a new "religion", and referred to humanism as a religious movement to transcend and replace previous religions that were based on allegations of supernatural revelation.
Dewey (1859–1952) 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 was a prolific writer and, over a career spanning some 65 years, his output was extraordinary, covering a wide range of topics.
Individualism Old and New is a politically and socially progressive book by John Dewey, an American philosopher, written in 1930.Written at the beginning of the Great Depression, the book argues that the emergence of a new kind of American individualism necessitates political and cultural reform to achieve the true liberation of the individual in a world where the individual has become submerged.