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Wrote first two books
Dewey wrote his first two books "Psychology" and "Leibniz’s New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding" when he was working at the University of Michigan. Over his lifetime he published more than 1,000 works, including essays, articles and books. Through his articles in "The New Republic", he established himself as one of the most highly regarded social commentators of his day. He continued to write up until his death. -
Psychology and Leibniz’s New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding citations
Dewey, John. Psychology. Theclassics Us, 2013. Dewey, John, and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Early Essays and Leibnizs New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding. Southern Illinois University Press, 1969. -
University of Chicago
In 1894 Dewey started working at the newly founded University of Chicago, where he became the head of the philosophy department. At the University, Dewey worked to develop most of his viewpoints including Rational Empiricism. At the University he wrote four essays that were collectively entitled "Thought and its Subject Matter." Which was published with collected works from colleagues under the collective title "studies in logical theory". -
Started a primary school
John Dewey and his wife Harriet started their own primary school, "The University Elementary" at the University of Chicago. He wanted to test his educational theories. Unfortunately, his wife was fired so he quit. John Dewey thought that education should build upon itself and consist of the idea that you test out the knowledge that you gained. -
"Studies in Logical Theory" citation
Dewey, John. Studies in Logical Theory, by John Dewey, .. The University Press, 1903 -
The New School
John Dewey and his colleagues Charles Beard, Thorstein Veblen, James Harvey Robinson, and Wesley Clair Mitchel founded "The New School for Research, which was later renamed "The New School" The New School is a progressive, experimental school that emphasizes the free exchange of intellectual ideas in the arts and social sciences.
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