John Dewey

John Dewey

John Dewey (; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century.The overriding theme of Dewey's works was his profound belief in democracy, be it in politics, education, or communication and journalism. As Dewey himself stated in 1888, while still at the University of Michigan, "Democracy and the one, ultimate, ethical ideal of humanity are to my mind synonymous." Dewey considered two fundamental elements—schools and civil society—to be major topics needing attention and reconstruction to encourage experimental intelligence and plurality. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Dewey has received more than 3,852,858 page views. His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). John Dewey is the 7th most popular psychologist, the 76th most popular biography from United States (down from 67th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Psychologist.

John Dewey is most famous for his work in philosophy, psychology, and education. He is most well-known for his work on pragmatism, which is the idea that truth is based on how well it works in practice.