The contents are organized around three broad themes: major movements in world history, the biographies of leading educators, and the philosophies and ideologies that came from their ideas.
A narrative about personalities and American history is told through the story of an informal group that met in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1872 to talk about ideas.
Presents a concise account of the life and ideas of early twentieth-century American philosopher John Dewey, discussing his use of modern experimental methods to prove truth and reality.
Examines the development of an American philosophy between the end of the Civil War and 1919 by exploring the lives of four key metaphysical thinkers: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., William James, Charles Sanders Peirce, and John Dewey.
A brief biography of John Dewey, American philosopher and educator, providing information on his youth, his education, his achievements, and his impact.
