Definition of John Dewey

1. Noun. United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952).

Exact synonyms: Dewey
Generic synonyms: Educator, Pedagog, Pedagogue, Philosopher
Derivative terms: Deweyan

Lexicographical Neighbors of John Dewey

John Calvin
John Chapman
John Charles Fremont
John Cheever
John Chrysostom
John Churchill
John Ciardi
John Constable
John Copley
John D. Rockefeller
John Dalton
John Davis
John Davison Rockefeller
John Davys
John Deere
John Dewey (current term)
John Doe
John Does
John Donald Budge
John Donne
John Dory
John Dowland
John Drew
John Dryden
John Duns Scotus
John Eccles
John Edgar Hoover
John Edward Masefield
John Endecott

Literary usage of John Dewey

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Teachers College Record by Columbia University. Teachers College (1916)
"ORGANIZATION IN AMERICAN EDUCATION* By John Dewey Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University When the Dean asked me to speak he gave me, ..."

2. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1902)
"BY PROFESSOR John Dewey, The University of Chicago. The psychical attitudes and traits of the savage are more than stages through which mind has passed, ..."

3. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"John Dewey (born 1859) is no less radical than James in Lis opposition to the old philosophies. He does not tire of flouting the old methods, ..."

4. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"PRAGMATISM John Dewey (born 1859) is no less radical than James in Lia opposition to the old philosophies. He does not tire of flouting the old methods, ..."

5. Teachers College Record by Columbia University. Teachers College (1916)
"ORGANIZATION IN AMERICAN EDUCATION* By John Dewey Professor of Philosophy, Columbia University When the Dean asked me to speak he gave me, ..."

6. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1902)
"BY PROFESSOR John Dewey, The University of Chicago. The psychical attitudes and traits of the savage are more than stages through which mind has passed, ..."

7. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"John Dewey (born 1859) is no less radical than James in Lis opposition to the old philosophies. He does not tire of flouting the old methods, ..."

8. A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly (1914)
"PRAGMATISM John Dewey (born 1859) is no less radical than James in Lia opposition to the old philosophies. He does not tire of flouting the old methods, ..."

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