John Dewey's Logical Theory

John Dewey's Logical Theory offers a searching, historically ordered study of one of pragmatism's most influential thinkers. Beginning with the legacy of Kant's claim that experience forms an intelligible system, it asks how far human reason can truly grasp the meaning and structure of reality. From there, the book traces Dewey's thought in roughly chronological order, showing how his philosophy evolved through psychology, ethics, functional analysis, evolutionary ideas, and finally his major logical writings. At the center of the study is Dewey's insistence that thinking is not an isolated mental act but a practical response to real difficulties: it arises in action, intervenes when obstacles appear, and returns to action once problems are clarified. The author treats Dewey critically but fairly, focusing on the writings most relevant to logic while acknowledging related educational and ethical works only briefly. The result is a clear account of a philosopher whose ideas changed over time, shaped by controversy, refinement, and a persistent concern with concrete human purposes rather than abstract speculation. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.