John Dewey

John Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1859 and passed away in New York City in 1952. As one of the foremost American philosophers and a key representative of the pragmatism school (alongside Charles Peirce and William James), he exerted a tremendous influence on American philosophy, psychology, and educational studies. He studied at the University of Vermont and Johns Hopkins University. Dewey taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Chicago. From 1904 to 1930, he served as a professor at Columbia University in New York, where he later worked as an emeritus professor. Dewey also played a significant political and ethical role. He was a pioneer in the founding of the New School for Social Research and the University in Exile, which provided refuge for scholars who were victims of totalitarian regimes. He was actively involved in the "Outlawry of War" movement and opposed both Soviet authorities—by presiding over the committee to refute charges against Leon Trotsky—and American authorities, defending Bertrand Russell, who had been expelled from City College of New York on charges of sexual immorality. Among John Dewey's books that have been published in Greek are "The Quest for Certainty" (translated by Manolis Kornilios, Ikaros Publications) and "Democracy and Education" (translated by Fotis Terzakis, Eridanos Publications).