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  • NAME: John Dewey
  • BIRTH DATE: October 20, 1859
  • DEATH DATE: June 01, 1952
  • EDUCATION: University of Vermont, Johns Hopkins University
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Burlington, Vermont
  • PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
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American philosopher and educator John Dewey was a founder of the philosophical movement known as pragmatism and influential in social and educational reform.

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American Philosopher and educator John Dewey, born October 20, 1859, in Burlington, Vermont, became a founder of the philosophical movement known as pragmatism, a pioneer in functional psychology, and a leader of the progressive movement in education in the United States. He conceived of democracy as an active process of social planning and collective action in all spheres of common life.

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