The Early Works of John Dewey, Volume 2, 1882 - 1898 Volume 2 : Psychology, 1887

"Psychology,"" "John Dewey's first book, is an appropriate choice for the first volume in the Southern Illinois University series "The Early Works of John Dewey, 1882-1898." With an original publi-cation date of 1887, "Psychology "is volume 2 of "The Early Works." It appears first in the series to introduce scholars and general readers to the use of modern textual criticism in a work outside the literary field.

Designed as a scholar's reading edition, the volume presents the text of Dewey's work as the author intended, clear of editorial footnotes.

All apparatus is conveniently arranged in ap-pendix form.

As evidence of its wide adoption and use as a college textbook, "Psychology "had a publishing history of twenty-six print-ings.

For two of the reprintings, Dewey made extensive revisions in content to incorporate developments in the field of psychology as well as in his own thinking.

The textual appendices include a thorough tabulation of these changes.

In recognition of the high quality and scholarly standards of the textual criticism, this edition of "Psychology "is the first non-literary work awarded the Seal of the Modern Language Associa-tion Center for Editions of American Authors.

By applying to the work of a philosopher the procedures used in modern textual editions of American writers such as Hawthorne, the Southern Illinois University Dewey project is establishing a pattern for future col-lected writing of philosophers.