| Subject |
Dewey, John, 1859-1952.
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Educators -- United States -- Biography.
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Philosophers -- United States -- Biography.
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| Descript |
1 online resource (ix, 562 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt |
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computer c |
| Carrier |
online resource cr |
| Descript |
data file rda |
| Contents |
Book I. Emergence. Childhood -- The Christian Influence -- The Beginning of John Dewey's Education -- A Career in Teaching? -- A Career in Philosophy? -- Dewey's Philosophic Influences -- Becoming a Philosopher -- Finding Both a Philosophic Niche and a Job -- Dewey in Love -- Dewey's Philosophy Expands -- Dewey's Reputation Builds -- Fred Dewey -- To Minnesota and Back to Michigan -- Writing About Ethics -- A Utopian Deception -- Family Life -- Harper and the University of Chicago -- Book II. Experience. Wealth and Poverty -- Evelyn Dewey -- Another Kind of Education -- Morris Dewey -- Overworking at the University of Chicago -- More Publications -- Progressive Education -- The Lab School -- Resignation -- Lucy Dewey -- Jane Dewey -- Columbia Comes to the Rescue -- Back to Europe -- Starting Over -- The Gorky Affair -- Five Arcs of Activities -- More Publications -- Dewey's Teaching Style -- War -- New Restrictions -- The Aftermath -- The Polish Project -- Alexander's Influence on Dewey -- A Philadelphia Story -- Dewey's Interest in Poland -- Book III. Engagement. Alice's Depression -- On to Japan -- China and "New Culture" -- No League and No War -- Sabino Dewey -- Idealism Corrupted -- Now to Turkey -- Then to Mexico -- Losing Alice -- Dewey Among the Soviets -- Three More Books -- The Gifford Lectures -- Enjoying Life Again -- Dewey Turns Seventy -- The Stock Market Crash and Its Aftermath -- Dewey's Political Philosophy -- Dewey's Interest in the Arts -- The Last Educational Mission -- Leon Trotsky -- Dewey's Logic -- Dewey and Valuation -- Dewey's Eightieth Birthday Celebration -- Education and Freedom -- Bertrand Russell -- More Controversies -- Further Views on Education -- After the War -- John and Roberta -- The Last Birthday Celebration -- The End -- Last Words. |
| Note |
In English. |
| ISBN |
9780231507455 (electronic book) |
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0231507453 (electronic book) |
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9780231116763 (cloth) |
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0231116764 (cloth) |
| Standard # |
10.7312/mart11676 doi |
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