John Dewey the Later Works, 1925-1953 1925-1927/Essays, Reviews, Miscellany, and the Public and Its Problems

With the exception ofExperience and Nature,(Volume 1of the Later Works), this volume contains all of Dewey's writ­ings for 1925and 1926, as well as his 1927 book,The Public and Its Problems. A Modern Language Association's Com­mittee on Scholarly Editionstextual edi­tion. The first essay in this volume, "The Development of American Pragmatism," is perhaps Dewey's best-known article of these years, emphasizing the uniquely American origins of his own philosophi­cal innovations. Other essays focus on Dewey's continuing investigation of the "nature of intelligent conduct," as, for example, his debate with David Wight Prall on the underpinnings of value, his study of sense-perception, and his support for outlawing of war. Also appearing here are Dewey's final articles on the culture of the developing world, written for theNewRepublicafter his travels to China, Turkey, and Mexico.Gouinlock, James is the author of 'John Dewey the Later Works, 1925-1953 1925-1927/Essays, Reviews, Miscellany, and the Public and Its Problems' with ISBN 9780809314911 and ISBN 0809314916.