Description
Based on original sources, notably the vast collection of unpublished papers in the Center for Dewey Studies, this book tells the full story of the life and times of the eminent American philosopher, pragmatist, education reformer, and man of letters. His philosophy, Pragmatism, has been the distinctive American philosophy during the last fifty years and his work on education is still influential today.
About the Author
Jay Martin has written and edited twenty-one books, including authoritative biographies of Nathanael West, Henry Miller and Conrad Aiken; the standard history of American literature 1865-1914; a key psychoanalytic work on "fictive personality"; and autobiographical novels about the U.S.S.R. and the time he spent as a Buddhist monk in China. Formerly Leo S. Bing Professor of English at the University of Southern California, he is currently Edward S. Gould Professor of Humanities, former director of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies of the Modern World, professor of government, and founder of the Questions of Civilization Program at Claremont McKenna College. He lives in Claremont, CA.
Reviews
Martin's biography is a good, well-paced read. -- Richard Rorty New York Times Book Review This will be the new standard biography of the great reformer's life. -- Gilbert Taylor Booklist Sturdy, thoughtful... solid overall. Kirkus Reviews Truly terrific...clearly comprehensive; it is the definitive biography of John Dewey. -- Jo Ann Boydston The major and minor facts of Dewey's long life... are engagingly presented. In addition, Martin has done a good job of researching some pertinent information about Dewey's life not found in the only other detailed biography... Recommended. Library Journal Martin's readable style and instinct for apt quotation-many new even to Dewey scholars-keeps his information flowing... The Education of John Dewey most pleases as an epic tale of an immortal multitasker, told with just the right mix of philosophical explanation, personal drama and historical context. -- Carlin Romano Knight Ridder Newspapers Martin [has] written [an] excellent new biography... [that] aims to represent Dewey as an individual who was a thinker and reformer of international public influence... Martin's book will interest anyone seeking a personal biography of Dewey... Highly recommended. Choice
Awards
Runner-up for IndieFab awards (Biography) 2003.
Book Information
ISBN 9780231116763
Author Jay Martin
Format Hardback
Page Count 592
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press