American Philosophy Collection Vol. 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

American Philosophy Collection Vol. 1, credited to Various, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of American Philosophy 1896 - 1922 by Various. Read in English by P. J. Taylor 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.

Recording facts

• Recording title: American Philosophy Collection Vol. 1
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 6:06:11

Catalogue topics

• philosophy
• realism
• John Dewey
• pragmatism

Track guide

1. 01 - Of What Sort is Cognitive Experience — 10:24
2. 02 - The Knowledge Experience and Its Relationships — 16:38
3. 03 - Cognitive Experience and Its Object — 15:36
4. 04 - The Knowledge Experience Again — 13:20
5. 05 - Cognitive Thought and 'Immediate' Experience — 17:25
6. 06 - Reality as Experience — 14:10
7. 07 - Pure Experience and Reality — 40:34
8. 08 - Pure Experience and Reality, A Disclaimer — 11:40
9. 09 - Pure Experience and Reality, A Reassertion — 4:14
10. 10 - The Logical Character of Ideas — 21:27
11. 11 - The Chicago 'Idea' and Idealism — 23:27
12. 12 - Objects, Data, and Experience, A Reply to Professor McGilvary — 23:41
13. 13 - The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology — 37:10
14. 14 - Prolegomena to a Tentative Realism — 30:48
15. 15 - Pragmatic Realism, The Five Attributes — 46:21
16. 16 - The Metaphysical Status of Sensations — 39:20

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