杜威在美国思想史上的权威地位是国内外学术界一致公认的。在美国思想走向成熟的年代 ,杜威所起到的作用无人能够比拟。美国文化史家康马杰 (ＨｅｎｒｙＳｔｅｅｌｅＣｏｍｍａｇｅｒ)在其名著《美国精神》中对杜威作过全面的评价 :“杜威忠实地实践了他自己的哲学信念 ,从而成 Dewey’s authority in the history of American thought is unanimously recognized by academics both at home and abroad. In the era of mature American thought, Dewey can play a role no one can match. The American cultural historian Henry StereCommager made an overall assessment of Dewey in his famous book The American Spirit: "Dewey faithfully practices his own philosophical conviction