John Dewey

John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952)


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Where did he get his PhD?
John Dewey earned his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.

Where did he teach or work?

 * University of Michigan
 * University of Minnesota
 * Columbia University
 * University of Columbia
 * Ran the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools with his wife Alice
 * Founded the short lived Lincoln School in Manhattan, New York

What things is he best known for?

 * Recognized as one of the founders of the philosophical school of Pragmatism.
 * Known as the father of functional psychology
 * Leading representative of the progressive movement in U.S. education during the first half of the 20th century

What are his three most important publications?

 * The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology (1896)
 * In this publication, which was the basis of all of his further work, Dewey critiqued a standard psychological concept.
 * Human Nature and Conduct (1922)
 * Study of the role of habit in human behavior
 * Logic: The Theory of Inquiry (1938)
 * In this publication Dewey attempted to explain and examine his unusual conception of logic

Who are his most frequent collaborators?

 * James Hayden Tufts
 * James Alexander McLellan

What (in)famous / apocryphal stories exist about this person?
John Dewey led the Commission of Enquiry that cleared charges made against Leon Trotsky by Stalin during the Moscow Trials.