Life and Mind of John Dewey

Since Dewey's career and public ser vices were even more extensive and varied than his writings, a knowledge of them is necessary for any adequate interpretation of his ideas and publi cations. This big and important biog raphy traces the events of Dewey's ninety-two years and provides the chronology on which future scholar ship must build. By studying original source materials in Burlington and Charlotte, Vermont; Oil City, Pennsylvania; the University of Vermont; the Johns Hopkins Uni versity; the University of Michigan; the University of Minnesota; the Univer sity of Chicago; Columbia University; by combing newspapers, correspon dence collections, institutional records, and particularly by establishing personal contact and communication with family members and colleagues, Pro fessor Dykhuizen has been able to develop a comprehensive, minutely accurate, definitive portrait of John Dewey. Without point of view or thesis, the book systematically exam ines the life and mind of the man often called the philosopher of American democracy.Dykhuizen, George is the author of 'Life and Mind of John Dewey' with ISBN 9780809306169 and ISBN 0809306166.