Dewey, John
(1859–1952), philosopher, educator, reformer.Over a long and diverse career, John Dewey established himself as the most significant American philosopher of the first half of the twentieth century and a leading voice among reformers struggling to extend democracy at home and abroad. At the heart of his thinking lay an expansive moral vision of democracy as not merely a political ideal but a wider way of life. As a philosopher, he sought compelling arguments for his democratic ideals, while as an activist he tried to give these ideals practical expression in the school, the workplace, and the polity.... ...
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