{"product_id":"9780809310838","title":"Middle Works of John Dewey, 1899 - 1924: 1921-1922, Essays on Philosophy, Education, and the Orient","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume 13 in \u003ci\u003eThe Middle Works of John Dewey, 1899–1924\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eseries brings together Dewey’s writings for 1921\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand 1922,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewith the exception of \u003ci\u003eHuman Nature and Conduct. A Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions textual edition.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph Ross notes in his Introduction that the 53\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eitems constituting this volume “defend Dewey’s beliefs at 63 and look forward to what he was yet to write.” The essays to which Dewey responded, as well as abstracts of articles that have been published only in Japanese, appear as appendixes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe article “Valuation and Experimental Knowledge” treats a favorite Dewey theme: “Most of the important crises of life are cases where tastes are the only things worth dis­cussing, and where, if the life of reason is to exist and prevail, judgment must be per­formed with regard for its logical implica­tions.” The philosophical articles stress Dewey’s view that, as Ross remarks, “philosophies are not timeless and universal, but speak to times, places and conditions.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007803801840,"sku":"9780809310838","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780809310838_p0.jpg?v=1763739573","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780809310838","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}