DEWEY, JOHN

(1859-1952) professor at Chicago and Columbia; philosopher and educational theorist; pragmatist; designed progressive education; strong evolutionist; critical of traditional religion; humanist; emphasized science, intelligence and education. Wrote 1. A Common Faith , 2. The Quest for Certainty , 3. How We Think , 4. Reconstruction in Philosophy , 5. Human Nature and Conduct , and 6. Art as Experience . Don't confuse him with Melville Dewey who devised the Dewey Decimal system of library classification.