Abstract

The casual browser of books might at first take this selection from Dewey’s and Russell’s works to be a collection of letters exchanged between the two men. In fact, it consists of short pieces of writing by each philosopher. The principle of selection used by Mr. Meyer is to find parts of their works in which each philosopher criticized the other’s ideas on such topics as logic, democracy, and religion. The sources from which these selections are made are quite well known. Those readers already familiar with their general works will find nothing new here. Those who are not familiar with these works will find these selections very difficult to follow.