The education of John Dewey : a biography

Based on original sources, notably the vast collection of unpublished papers in the Center for Dewey Studies, this book tells the full story of the life and times of the eminent American philosopher, pragmatist, education reformer, and man of letters.

During John Dewey's lifetime (1859-1952), he was regarded by poll after poll as one of the ten most important thinkers in American history.

His philosophy, Pragmatism, has been the distinctive American philosophy during the last fifty years and his work on education is famous worldwide and still influential today.