George Edward Axtelle
From Philosopedia
Axtelle, George Edward (1893—1974)
A professor emeritus at Southern Illinois University when he signed Humanist Manifesto II, Axtelle was active in New York humanist circles. In 1954, he spoke on “Priesthood in Ancient Egypt” to the New York chapter of the American Humanist Association.
Following a trip to Northeast Africa, he became interested in the effect of religious orthodoxy upon Egyptian culture and civilization.
In 1937, he had been a Vice President of the American Federation of Teachers and was an activist in proposing that philosophy be taught in schools at all levels.
In Religious Humanism (Summer 1967, 1:3:65-68), he wrote, “John Dewey’s Concept of ‘The Religious.’ ”
A progressive educator and Deweyan, Axtelle wrote Teachers for Democracy and Educational Implications of the Philosophy for Demonstration of Experimentatalism.
Axtelle was President of the American Humanist Association from 1959 to 1961.
Axtelle was a book reviewer for The Humanist
