# John Dewey ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2025-08-23_John_Dewey.jpg|400]] John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century. Dewey was one of the primary figures associated with the philosophy of pragmatism and is considered one of the founding thinkers of functional psychology. He was also a major educational reformer and a major voice of progressive education and liberalism. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[John Dewey]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[John Dewey]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[John Dewey]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->