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American Philosophy Collection Vol. 1

Public domain audiobook

American Philosophy Collection Vol. 1

by Various

English· 06:06:11· 16 chapters

This collection of articles in early 20th Century American philosophy focuses on the topics of realism, experience, and ideas, with particular attention to the pragmatic naturalism of John Dewey.



In tracks 1-5, Dewey responds to critics of his famous article “The Postulate of Immediate Empiricism” (available in Short Nonfiction Collection Vol.034).



Tracks 6-12 constitute a series of pointed debates between Dewey and E. B. McGilvary on the topics of time, ideas, and reality.



Tracks 13-16 include stand-alone articles on related topics, including Dewey’s influential critique of “The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology.”



Authors include: John Dewey, B. H. Bode, Frederick J. E. Woodbridge, J. A. Leighton, Evander Bradley McGilvary, John E. Boodin, and Sterling P. Lamprecht.

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Of What Sort is Cognitive Experience

    10:24
  2. Chapter 2

    The Knowledge Experience and Its Relationships

    16:37
  3. Chapter 3

    Cognitive Experience and Its Object

    15:36
  4. Chapter 4

    The Knowledge Experience Again

    13:20
  5. Chapter 5

    Cognitive Thought and 'Immediate' Experience

    17:24
  6. Chapter 6

    Reality as Experience

    14:10
  7. Chapter 7

    Pure Experience and Reality

    40:34
  8. Chapter 8

    Pure Experience and Reality, A Disclaimer

    11:39
  9. Chapter 9

    Pure Experience and Reality, A Reassertion

    04:13
  10. Chapter 10

    The Logical Character of Ideas

    21:27
  11. Chapter 11

    The Chicago 'Idea' and Idealism

    23:27
  12. Chapter 12

    Objects, Data, and Experience, A Reply to Professor McGilvary

    23:41
  13. Chapter 13

    The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology

    37:10
  14. Chapter 14

    Prolegomena to a Tentative Realism

    30:48
  15. Chapter 15

    Pragmatic Realism, The Five Attributes

    46:21
  16. Chapter 16

    The Metaphysical Status of Sensations

    39:20