The Middle Works, 1899-1924

by Dewey, John; Boydston, Jo Ann; Hahn, Lewis E.

• ISBN13: 9780809327997
• ISBN10: 0809327996
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-28
• Publisher: Southern Illinois Univ Pr

Summary

The twenty-six essays and reviews, one syllabus, and one short book collected in this volume cover a diverse range of subjects, including metaphysics, theory of knowledge, philosophic method, instrumental logic, ethics, religion, and education. The central theme that emerges from many of these articles is one of pragmatism. As Lewis E. Hahn writes in his introduction, "Dewey continued to work at developing the new pragmatic philosophy, defending it from attacks, launching vigorous counterattacks, and trying to show that the difficulties in its alternatives were too great for one to risk not considering the new views." Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Essays	p. 1
The Influence of Darwinism on Philosophy	p. 3
Nature and Its Good: A Conversation	p. 15
Intelligence and Morals	p. 31
The Intellectualist Criterion for Truth	p. 50
The Dilemma of the Intellectualist Theory of Truth	p. 76
The Control of Ideas by Facts	p. 78
The Logical Character of Ideas	p. 91
What Pragmatism Means by Practical	p. 98
Discussion on Realism and Idealism	p. 116
[Discussion on the "Concept of a Sensation"]	p. 118
Pure Experience and Reality: A Disclaimer	p. 120
Does Reality Possess Practical Character?	p. 125
A Reply to Professor McGilvary's Questions (1912)	p. 143
Objects, Data, and Existences: A Reply to Professor McGilvary	p. 146
Address to National Negro Conference	p. 156
Education as a University Study	p. 158
Religion and Our Schools	p. 165
The Bearings of Pragmatism upon Education	p. 178
History for the Educator	p. 192
The Purpose and Organization of Physics Teaching in Secondary Schools	p. 198
Teaching That Does Not Educate	p. 201
The Moral Significance of the Common School Studies	p. 205
Reviews	p. 215
Studies in Philosophy and Psychology by former students of Charles Edward Garman	p. 217
The Life of Reason	p. 229
Henry Sidgwick	p. 242
Anti-pragmatisme	p. 245
Syllabus: The Pragmatic Movement of Contemporary Thought	p. 251
Moral Principles in Education	p. 265
Appendixes	p. 293
Pure Experience and Reality	p. 295
Professor Dewey's "Action of Consciousness" (1911)	p. 314
The Chicago "Idea" and Idealism	p. 317
Editor's Introduction to Moral Principles in Education	p. 328
Outline of Moral Principles in Education	p. 332
Textual Apparatus	p. 335
Index	p. 433
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