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The Collected Works of John Dewey: 1882-1953

The Early Works, 1882-1898

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Dewey, John. The Early Works, 1882_1898. Volume 1: 1882_1888. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Lewis E. Hahn. First of five volumes (published out of order---see Vol. 2), all MLA-CEAA textual editions. Vol. 1 contains collected essays for the period covered and Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding. 1969, 670 pp., 5-1/8 x 8-1/8, ISBN 0-8093-0349-3 (cloth) $52.00; 1975, 487 pp., ISBN 0-8093-0722-7 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Early Works, 1882_1898. Volume 2: 1887. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Herbert W. Schneider. Vol. 2 contains Psychology only. 1967, 399 pp., 5-1/8 x 8-1/8, ISBN 0-8093-0282-9 (cloth) $52.00; 1975, 424 pp., ISBN 0-8093-0723-5 (paper) $16.95.

___.The Early Works, 1882_1898. Volume 3: 1889_1892. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by S. Morris Eames. Vol. 3 contains collected essays for the period covered and Outline of a Critical Theory of Ethics. 1969, 495 pp., 5-1/8 x 8-1/8, ISBN 0-8093-0402-3 (cloth) $52.00; 1975, 424 pp., ISBN 0-8093-0724-3 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Early Works, 1882_1898. Volume 4: 1893_1894. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Wayne A. R. Leys. Vol. 4 contains collected essays for the period covered and The Study of Ethics. 1971, 463 pp., 5-1/8 x 8-1/8, ISBN 0-8093-0496-1 (cloth) $52.00; 1975, 463 pp., ISBN 0-8093-0725-1 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Early Works, 1882_1898. Volume 5: 1895_1898. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by William R. McKenzie. Vol. 5 contains collected essays for the period covered. 1972, 670 pp., 5-1/8 x 8-1/8, ISBN 0-8093-0540-2 (cloth) $52.00; 1975, 509 pp., ISBN 0-8093-0726-X (paper) $16.95.

The Later Works, 1925-1953

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___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 1: 1925. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Associate Textual Editors, Patricia Baysinger and Barbara Levine. Introduction by Sidney Hook. Contains Experience and Nature, including two previously unpublished introductions. 1981, 462 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0986-6 (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 462 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1490-8 (paper) $14.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 2: 1925_1927. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Bridget Walsh. Introduction by James Gouinlock. With the exception of Experience and Nature (Volume 1 of the Later Works), contains all of Dewey's writings for 1925 and 1926, as well as his 1927 book, The Public and Its Problems. 1984, 576 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1131-3 (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 448 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1491-6 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 3: 1927_1928. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Patricia Baysinger. Introduction by David Sidorsky. All of Dewey's writings for 1927 and 1928 with the exception of The Public and Its Problems, which appears in Volume 2. 1984, 584 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1132-1 (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 482 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1492-4 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 4: 1929. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Harriet Furst Simon. Introduction by Stephen Toulmin. An authoritative edition of The Quest for Certainty: A Study of the Relation of Knowledge and Action. 1984, 288 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1162-3 (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 296 pp., SBN 0-8093-1493-2 (paper) $14.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 5: 1929_1930. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Kathleen E. Poulos. Introduction by Paul Kurtz. Includes 4 books and 50 articles on philosophical, educational, political, and social issues. Reflects Dewey's increasing involvement in social and political problems. 1984, 641 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-3/8, ISBN 0-8093-1163-1 (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 558 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1494-0 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 6: 1931_1932. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Anne Sharpe. Introduction by Sidney Ratner. These 86 items comprise Dewey's works during this period except for Ethics (Volume 7). The Great Depression and an interest in international peace are featured in these writings. 1985, 639 pp., 5-1/2 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1199-2 (cloth) $52.00; 1989, 558 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1574-2 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 7: 1932. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Barbara Levine. Introduction by Abraham Edel and Elizabeth Flower. An authoritative edition of Dewey and James H. Tufts's Ethics. 1985, 574 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1200-X (cloth) $52.00; 1989, 548 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1575-0 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 8: 1933. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Bridget A. Walsh. Associate Textual Editor, Harriet Furst Simon. Introduction by Richard Rorty. Includes essays, reviews, and an authoritative edition of How We Think: A Restatement of the Relation of Reflective Thinking to the Educative Process. 1986, 435 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1246-8 (cloth) $52.00; 1989, 410 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1576-9 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 9: 1933_1934. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Anne Sharpe. Associate Textual Editor, Patricia Baysinger. Brings together 60 items from 1933_1934, including Dewey's Terry Lectures at Yale University, published as A Common Faith. 1986, 583 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1265-4 (cloth) $52.00; 1989, 500 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1577-7 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 10: 1934. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Harriet Furst Simon. Introduction by Abraham Kaplan. Dewey's Art as Experience, which evolved from his William James Lectures at Harvard. Dewey's comments on art. 1987, 460 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-3/8, ISBN 0-8093-1266-2 (cloth) $52.00; 1989, 434 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1578-5 (paper) $14.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 11: 1935_1937. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editors, Barbara Levine, Anne Sharpe, and Harriet Furst Simon. Introduction by John J. McDermott. Ninety-two items, including Liberalism and Social Action. Diverse philosophical and educational ideas. 1987, 786 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-3/8, ISBN 0-8093-1267-0 (cloth) $52.00; 1991, 665 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1677-3 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 12: 1938. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Kathleen E. Poulos. Introduction by Ernest Nagel. Consists of Logic: The Theory of Inquiry, the book Dewey considered the pinnacle in the development of logical theory. 1986, 788 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1268-9 (cloth) $52.00; 1991, 575 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1678-1 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 13: 1938_1939. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Barbara Levine. Introduction by Steven Cahn, Includes Experience and Education, Freedom and Culture, and Theory of Valuation. 1988, 612 pp., 4-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1425-8 (cloth) $52.00; 1991, 447 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1679-X (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 14: 1939-1941. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Anne Sharpe. Introduction by Ralph Sleeper. A varied collection of essays, including Dewey's 80th birthday address as well as the only two known recordings of Dewey's addresses. 1988, 612 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1426-6 (cloth) $52.00; 1991, 487 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1680-3 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 15: 1942_1948. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Patricia Baysinger. Introduction by Lewis S. Feuer. Includes Dewey's collective volume Problems of Men and four new articles. 1989, 724 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1535-1 (cloth) $52.00; 1991, 571 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1681-1 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 16: 1949_1952. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Harriet Furst Simon. Introduction by T. Z. Lavine. An authoritative edition of Knowing and the Known, Dewey's collaborative work with Arthur F. Bentley. 1990, 779 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1537-8 (cloth) $52.00; 1991, 561 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1682-X (paper) $16.95.

___. The Later Works, 1925_1953. Volume 17: 1885_1953. Introduction by Sidney Hook. This final volume in The Collected Works of John Dewey contains writings discovered after the publication of the appropriate volume of The Collected Works_83 items, 24 never before published. 1991, 820 pp., 5 1/4 x 8 1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1661-7 (cloth) $52.00; 640 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1683-8 (paper) $16.95.

___. Lectures on Ethics, 1900-1901. Edited by Donald F. Koch. 1991, 532 pp., 6 x 9, ISBN 0-8093-1663-3 (cloth) $57.00s.

The Middle Works, 1899-1924

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___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 1: 1899_1901. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Joe R. Burnett. First of fifteen volumes, published chronologically, all MLA-CEAA textual editions. Vol. 1 contains articles, book reviews, and miscellany for the period covered and The School and Society and The Educational Situation. 1976, 480 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0753-7 (cloth) $52.00.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 2: 1902_1903. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Sidney Hook. Vol. 2 contains collected articles, book reviews, miscellany for the period covered and Studies in Logical Theory and The Child and the Curriculum. 1976, 471 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0754-5 (cloth) $52.00; 1983, 419 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1136-4 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 3: 1903-1906. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Assistant Textual Editor, Patricia R. Baysinger. Introduction by Darnell Rucker. Vol. 3 contains collected articles, book reviews, and miscellany for the period covered. 1977, 495 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0775-8 (cloth) $52.00; 1983, 444 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1137-2 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 4: 1907_1909. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Associate Textual Editor, Barbara Levine. Introduction by Lewis E. Hahn. Vol. 4 contains collected articles, book reviews for the period covered and The Pragmatic Movement of Contemporary Thought and Moral Principles in Education. 1977, 471 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0776-6 (cloth) $52.00; 1983, 381 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1138-0 (paper) $14.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 5: 1908. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Charles L. Stevenson. Contains Ethics by Dewey and James H. Tufts. 1978, 652 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0834-7 (cloth) $52.00; 1983, 618 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1139-9 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 6: 1910_1911. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by H. S. and V. T. Thayer. Contains essays, reviews and miscellany for the period covered and the book How We Think. 1978, 559 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0835-5 (cloth) $52.00; 1985, ISBN 0-8093-1256-5 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 7: 1912_1914. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Ralph Ross. Contains twenty articles and reviews, including "The Psychology of Social Behavior," a small book, Interest and Effort in Education, and seventy encyclopedia articles. 1979, 574 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0881-9 (cloth) $52.00; 1985, 543 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1257-3 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 8: 1915. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Sidney Hook. One year of elevated productivity including fifteen articles and miscellaneous pieces and three books, two of which are reprinted here: German Philosophy and Politics and Schools of Tomorrow. 1979, 582 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0882-7 (cloth) $52.00; 1985, 526 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1258-1 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 9: 1916. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Sidney Hook. Contains Democracy and Education. 1980, 426 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0933-5 (cloth) $52.00; 1985, 408 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1259-X (paper) $14.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 10: 1916-1917. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Introduction by Lewis E. Hahn. Contains all of Dewey's writings from 1916 and 1917 except Democracy and Education (Vol. 9). Covers a period when Dewey became involved in politics and wrote about topics of general public interest-compulsory universal military training, pacifism, appropriate peace terms---the war casting a shadow over most of the items. 1980, 575 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-0934-3 (cloth) $52.00; 1985, 511 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1260-3 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 11: 1918_1919. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual editor, Harriet Furst Simon. Introduction by Oscar and Lilian Handlin. Dewey's dominant theme is war and its aftermath. During this period Dewey traveled to Japan and China, and included among these forty items is the syllabus for his lectures at the Imperial University in Tokyo, later revised and published as Reconstruction in Philosophy. 1982, 491 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1003-1 (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 447 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1434-7 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 12: 1920. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual editor, Bridget A. Walsh. Introduction by Ralph Ross. Includes all Dewey's writing for 1920 with the exception of "Letters from China and Japan." Nineteen items, including his major work Reconstruction in Philosophy, evolved in the main from Dewey's traveling, touring, lecturing, and teaching in Japan and China. 1982, 346 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1004-X (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 322 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1435-5 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 13: 1921_1922. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Barbara Levine. Introduction by Ralph Ross. Fifty-three items that define Dewey's beliefs at 63 and look forward to what he was yet to write. 1983, 560 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1083-X (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 554 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1436-3 (paper) $16.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 14: 1922. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Patricia Baysinger. Introduction by Murray G. Murphey. An authoritative edition of Human Nature and Conduct. 1983, 352 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1084-8 (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 260 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1437-1 (paper) $14.95.

___. The Middle Works, 1899_1924. Volume 15: 1923_1924. Edited by Jo Ann Boydston. Textual Editor, Anne Sharpe. Introduction by Carl Cohen. Many facets of Dewey's interests-politics, philosophy, education, and social concerns-are illuminated by the 40 items in the last volume of the Middle Works. 1983, 525 pp., 5-1/4 x 8-1/2, ISBN 0-8093-1085-6 (cloth) $52.00; 1988, 473 pp., ISBN 0-8093-1438-X (paper) $16.95.

___. Moral Principles in Education. With a new Preface by Sidney Hook. Photo-offset reprint of the 1909 first Riverside Press edition. 1975, 79 pp., 4-7/8 x 7-7/8, AB, ISBN 0-8093-0715-4 (paper) $12.95t.

___. The Poems of John Dewey. Edited with an Introduction by Jo Ann Boydston. 1977, 220 pp., 5-1/2 x 9, ISBN 0-8093-0800-2 (cloth) $16.95s.

___. The School and Society. Preface by Joe R. Burnett. Describes Dewey's experiences with his Laboratory School, which reflected his original social and educational philosophy based on American experience and concepts of democracy. 1980, 124 pp., 4-7/8 x 7-7/8, AB, ISBN 0-8093-0967-X (paper) $9.95t.

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