Middle Works of John Dewey, Volume 13, 1899 - 1924

Volume 13 in The Middle Works of John Dewey, 1899-1924, series brings together Dewey's writings for 1921 and 1922,with the exception of Human Nature and Conduct. A Modern Language Association Committee on Scholarly Editions textual edition. Ralph Ross notes in his Introduction that the 53 items constituting this volume "e;defend Dewey's beliefs at 63 and look forward to what he was yet to write."e; The essays to which Dewey responded, as well as abstracts of articles that have been published only in Japanese, appear as appendixes. The article "e;Valuation and Experimental Knowledge"e; treats a favorite Dewey theme: "e;Most of the important crises of life are cases where tastes are the only things worth dis-cussing, and where, if the life of reason is to exist and prevail, judgment must be per-formed with regard for its logical implica-tions."e; The philosophical articles stress Dewey's view that, as Ross remarks, "e;philosophies are not timeless and universal, but speak to times, places and conditions."e;