About this book
American Philosophy Collection Vol. 1 by Various gathers seminal early 20th-century essays and debates that shaped American pragmatism and philosophical naturalism. Featuring John Dewey alongside B. H. Bode, Frederick J. E. Woodbridge, J. A. Leighton, Evander Bradley McGilvary, John E. Boodin, and Sterling P. Lamprecht, this philosophy anthology centers on realism, experience, and the nature of ideas.
Listeners encounter Dewey’s spirited responses to critics of his influential essay “The Postulate of Immediate Empiricism,” followed by a sequence of exchanges between Dewey and E. B. McGilvary on time, reality, and the status of ideas. The collection also includes standalone pieces—most notably Dewey’s critique of “The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology”—that illuminate the crossroads of psychology and philosophy as thinkers moved toward pragmatic, naturalistic accounts of human experience.
Rich in historical context, the anthology captures debates that redirected American thought away from abstract idealism toward experimental and experiential inquiry. Ideal for students, scholars, and curious listeners of philosophy, this audiobook offers clear, engaging access to foundational texts for understanding pragmatism’s influence on modern philosophy and the scientific study of mind and behavior.
