Joseph Ratner papers, 1862-1978.

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Joseph Ratner papers, 1862-1978.

The extant papers of Joseph Ratner reflect the range of his scholarship in philosophy, religion, politics, and particularly his interest in the work of John Dewey. The papers include Ratner's extensive professional and personal correspondence with Dewey, other Dewey letters collected for his intended but uncompleted biography of Dewey, and manuscripts and lecture notes by both men.

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Ratner, Joseph, 1901-

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Joseph Ratner was born in London in 1901. His family left England in 1904 and settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba. After completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at City College of New York in 1922 and his M.A. at Columbia University in 1923, he was granted a Moral Science Fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge University (1924-1925). In 1926, he returned to the United States and served as a Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at Columbia University. In 1930, he received his Ph. D. from Columbia; at...

Dewey, John, 1859-1952

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John Dewey was born on October 20, 1859 in Burlington, Vermont and graduated in 1879 from The University of Vermont. After graduation Dewey taught high school and published in the Journal of Speculative Philosophy. In 1884 Dewey resumed his studies and earned a Ph. D. from John Hopkins University. Although he taught and remained primarily at Columbia University, he also taught or lectured at the University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of California, Imp...