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John Dewey's Birth
Johnathan Dewey was born in Burlington Vermont on October 20th 1859 -
Pragmatism
Dewey's contributions to the philosophy of science were many including his ideas on democracy and his philosophy of nature but, his most notable work was cofounding Pragmatism (Instrumentalism). This was the encouragement for advancement in the scientific method through repeated testing or "the importance of experimental inquiry" (Gouinlock, 1998) -
Dewey's Education
John Dewey attended and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1879 with a Bachelor's Degree. He continued his education further by attaining a Doctorate's in Philosophy from John Hopkins University in 1884 -
Began Teaching Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Michigan
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Joined the Philosophy Faculty at the University of Chicago
Dewey's interests and passion changed towards experimental psychology with philosopher counterparts G Stanley Hall and William James, which prompted him to join the faculty of Philosophy at the University of Chicago -
Left the University of Chicago for Columbia University
Dewey ultimately ended up at Columbia University where he spent the majority of career working on and publishing his written work "Experience and Nature" (1925) -
Democracy and Education
John Dewey shared his idea that democracy was the best way to promote human interest through his written work "Democracy and Education" (1916) -
John Dewey's Death
John Dewey died at the age of 92 in New York City, NY on June 1st 1952 -
The Dewey Story