Robert Brett Westbrook (born September 6, 1950, in Austin, Minnesota) is an American historian and Joseph F. Cunningham Professor of History at the University of Rochester.

Life

Westbrook graduated from Yale University in 1972, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and with exceptional distinction in history. He received his PhD from

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in 1981. Westbrook has taught at

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, and Yale University. His first book, a reformulation and expansion of his thesis, ''

John Dewey John Dewey (; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer whose ideas have been influential in education and social reform. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the f ...

and American Democracy'', is considered the best intellectual biography of the influential pragmatist philosopher. Westbrook has been described by Cheryl Misak as "our best intellectual historian of pragmatism." 1]

Personal life

Westbrook is married to Shamra Westbrook.

Awards

*1993

Merle Curti Award The Merle Curti Award is awarded annually by the Organization of American Historians for the best book in American social and/or American intellectual history. It is named in honor of Merle Curti (1897–1996). A committee of 5 members of the Organ ...

Works

* "An Innocent Abroad? John Dewey and International Politics", ''Ethics & International Affairs'', Volume 7 (1993) * * ''Why We Fought: Forging American Obligations in World War II'', June 2004, HarperCollins, * (reprint Cornell University Press, 1993, )

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