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Introduction A. G. Rud, Jim Garrison, and Lynda Stone John Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont on 20 October 1859 and died in New York City on 1 June 1952. This issue of the journal celebrates his life and the 150th anniversary of his birth. It also represents the commemoration of this anniversary by the John Dewey Society (founded 1936). All contributors are members of the Society selected for their diversity of interests in Dewey's philosophy as well as differing interpretations of his work. Born before the Civil War (in which his father served) and dying during the Korean conflict in the Cold War, his life spanned a tumultuous time in U.S. and world history in which he was a prominent domestic and global figure. Besides his many academic books and publications, Dewey wrote hundreds of pieces for the popular press, including The Atlantic Monthly, Ladies Home Journal, The Nation, The New Republic, The New York Times, and such widely read educational journals as Teachers College Record, The Social Frontier, and the Journal of the National Education Association. As a social activist, he was involved in the founding of the American Association of University Professors, American Civil Liberties Union, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Education and Culture Purdue University Press

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Education and Culture , Volume 25 (2) – Jan 9, 2009
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A. G. Rud, Jim Garrison, and Lynda Stone John Dewey was born in Burlington, Vermont on 20 October 1859 and died in New York City on 1 June 1952. This issue of the journal celebrates his life and the 150th anniversary of his birth. It also represents the commemoration of this anniversary by the John Dewey Society (founded 1936). All contributors are members of the Society selected for their diversity of interests in Dewey's philosophy as well as differing interpretations of his work. Born before the Civil War (in which his father served) and dying during the Korean conflict in the Cold War, his life spanned a tumultuous time in U.S. and world history in which he was a prominent domestic and global figure. Besides his many academic books and publications, Dewey wrote hundreds of pieces for the popular press, including The Atlantic Monthly, Ladies Home Journal, The Nation, The New Republic, The New York Times, and such widely read educational journals as Teachers College Record, The Social Frontier, and the Journal of the National Education Association. As a social activist, he was involved in the founding of the American Association of University Professors, American Civil Liberties Union,

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