John Dewey philosopher than a bona fide psychologist, the authors noted that Dewey was a founding member of the A.P.A., served as the A.P.A.'s eighth president in 1899, and was the author of an 1896 article on the reflex arc which is now considered a basis of American functional psychology. Dewey also expressed interest in work in the psychology of visual perception performed by Dartmouth research professor Adelbert Ames Jr. He had great trouble with listening, however, because it is known Dewey could not distinguish musical pitches—in other words was tone deaf. Dewey sometimes referred to his philosophy as instrumentalism rather than
John J. Dewey Without outbreak of the Civil War, Dewey helped organize the Minnesota 9th Infantry Regiment and was appointed its Surgeon. After short service, he resigned on health grounds. He also retired from his medical practice in 1881, 15 years prior to his death. He died at age 69 of pneumonia in Saint Paul and is buried there. Dewey's brother was Nelson Dewey, the first Governor of Wisconsin. John J. Dewey John Jay "J.J." Dewey (September 9, 1822 – April 1, 1891) was an American physician and Minnesota territorial legislator. Dewey was born in Butternuts, New York. He was educated at Hamilton