Dissertations on Pragmatism, 1960-1969

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Career information, where available, follows the dissertation information. Data for academic posts is found from a philosopher's cv, website, or personal communication. A variety of professional publications are also used, especially The Review of Metaphysics, UMI Dissertations, and OCLC First Search. References for publications are indicated as follows. WWIP = Who's Who in Philosophy, ed. D. Runes (New York: Philosophical Library, 1942). PAAPA = Proceedings and Addresses of the American Philosophical Association, APA Membership List, Year. DAP = Directory of American Philosophers. 62 = Vol.1, 1962-63; 64 = Vol. 2, 1964-65; 66 = Vol. 3, 1966-67; 68 = Vol. 4, 1968-1969; 70 = Vol. 5, 1970-71; 72 = Vol. 6, 1972-73; 74 = Vol. 7, 1974-75; 76 = 1976-77, Vol. 8; 78 = Vol. 9, 1978-79; 80 = Vol. 10, 1980-81; 82 = Vol. 11, 1982-83; 84 = Vol. 12, 1984-85; 86 = Vol. 13, 1986-87; 88 = Vol. 14, 1988-89; 90 = Vol. 15, 1990-91; 92 = Vol. 16, 1992-93; 94 = Vol. 17, 1994-95; 96 = Vol. 18, 1996-97; 98 = Vol. 19, 1998-99; 00 = Vol. 20, 2000-01, etc.

1969

Bayley, James E. Self and Personal Identity in William James's Principles of Psychology. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisor Arthur Danto. City College, City University of New York (DAP 74-00).

Bikson, Tora Kay Lanto. Peirce's Logic Treated as Semiotic. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Missouri, advisor W. Donald Oliver.

Bordeau, Edward James. The Practical Idealism of John Dewey's Political Philosophy: An Answer to Some Critics. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor Robert Roth. Sacred Heart University (1967- ).

Brock, Jarrett Ernest. C. S. Peirce's Logic of Vagueness. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Illinois, advisor Charles Caton. San Jose State University (DAP 74-00).

Briody, Mary Lou [Mary B. Mahowald]. An Idealistic Pragmatism: The Development of the Pragmatic Element in the Philosophy of Josiah Royce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Marquette University, advisor Beatrice Zedler. Department of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University of Chicago (?-2005).

Burch, Robert William. On Rules. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Rice University, advisor Konstantin Kolenda. Rice University (1968-1974), Texas A&M University (1974- ).

Carter, Robert Edgar. A Study of Intrinsic Value in G. E. Moore and C. I. Lewis. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Toronto. Trent University (DAP 74-00).

Chen, Te. Dewey's Concept of Moral Good. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Southern Illinois University, advisor S. Morris Eames.

Cole, John Tafel. The Human Soul in the Aymara Culture of Pumasara: An Ethnographic Study in the Light of George Herbert Mead and Martin Buber. Dissertation, Anthropology Dept., University of Pennsylvania.

Creary, Lewis Graham. The Pragmatic Justification of Induction: A Critical Examination. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Princeton University, advisor Carl Hempel. Case Western Reserve University (DAP 74).

Creel, Richard Earl. Dewey's Theory of the Common Good. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Southern Illinois University, advisor S. Morris Eames. Ithica College (DAP 74-00).

Davenport, Herbert William. Peirce's Evolutionary Explanation of the Laws of Nature: 1880-1893. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, advisor Max Fisch. Western Illinois University (  -2002).

David, Keith Raymond. Percept and Concept in William James. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Southern Illinois University, advisor S. Morris Eames. William Jewell College (DAP 74).

Deckert, Marion George. Some Criticisms of the Application to English of a Quinian Definition of Logical Truth. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Chicago, advisors Leonard Linsky, Ian Mueller, John Dolan. Bethel College (DAP 74).

DeMarco, Joseph Peter. The Nature and Function of the Concept of the Community in the Early and Later Thought of C. S. Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Pennsylvania State University, advisor Carl Hausman. Cleveland State University (DAP 74-00).

Dicker, Georges. Knowing and Coming-To-Know in Dewey's Theory of Knowledge. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Wisconsin, advisor Marcus Singer. State University of New York at Brockport (1970- ).

Dolan, John Michael. Translation and Meaning: An Examination of Quine's Translational Indeterminacy Hypothesis. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Stanford University. University of Minnesota (DAP 74-00).

Dooley, Patrick Kiaran. "Humanism" in the Philosophy of William James. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Notre Dame, advisor Cornelius Delaney. St. Bonaventure University (1970-1996, 1999- ), United State Air Force Academy (1996-1999).

Dykeman, King J. Creativity as a Problem of Inquiry. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Chicago. Fairfield University (DAP 98-08).

Eastman, Lucius Root, Jr. The Logic of Entailment. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Texas, advisor Irwin Lieb. San Jose State University (DAP 74-00).

Floyd, Samuel Alexander. The Implications of John Dewey's Theory of Appreciation for the Teaching of Music Appreciation. Dissertation, Music Dept., Southern Illinois University.

Goodman, Ruth Paula Weiss. Ideals of Life and Man and the Common School Theories of Moral Education for the Public Schools from Horace Mann to John Dewey. Dissertation, Education Dept., Washington University.

Gouinlock, James Sturges. Metaphysics and Value Theory: A Study in the Moral Philosophy of John Dewey. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisor Justus Buchler. State University of New York at Buffalo (1965-71), Emory University (1971-1999).

Johanson, Arnold Edwin. Philosophy and the Limits of Doubt. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University. Moorhead State University (DAP 98).

Jones, Martin Monroe. The Categorical Concept of Emergence in the Philosophy of George H. Mead. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Tulane University, advisor Harold Lee. Roger Williams College (DAP 74).

Juffras, Angelo. Hume's Theory of Meaning. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisor Justus Buchler. William Paterson University (DAP 98-00).

Keenan, Barry Campbell. John Dewey in China: His Visit and the Reception of His Ideas, 1917-1927. Dissertation, History Dept., Claremont Graduate University.

Kerr, William Osborne, Jr. An Examination of John Herman Randall, Jr.'s Philosophy of Religion. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., State University of New York at Buffalo, advisor John Anton.

Koehn, Donald Robert. Peirce's Explanation of the Validity of Scientific Inference in the "Illustrations of the Logic of Science." Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Illinois, advisor Max Fisch. Illinois Wesleyan University (DAP 74).

Koehler, Conrad James. Method, Meaning, and Ontological Controversies. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Southern Illinois University. Thiel College (DAP 98-00).

Kuo, Dah-Chuen [David D. Kuo]. The Impact of Science on Dewey's Ethics. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Southern Illinois University, advisor S. Morris Eames. East Washington State College (DAP 74-00).

Lu, Henry Chung-ming. John Dewey's Philosophy and Education. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Alberta.

McDermott, John Donovan. John Dewey: Ethical Inquiry and the Psychological Standpoint. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Notre Dame, advisor Cornelius Delaney. Eisenhower College (DAP 74).

McGee, Ellen Flanagan. An American Approach to the Problem of Evil: A Study of the History of its Development and its Articulation as a Philosophy by William James. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor Robert Pollock.

Miller, Willard Marshall. C. S. Peirce on the Philosophy of History. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Illinois, advisor Max Fisch. University of Vermont (1969-2005).

Robbins, J. Wesley. A Critical Analysis of the Christian Moral Philosophy of H. Richard Niebuhr. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Chicago. Indiana University South Bend (DAP 98-00).

Roche, Lawrence Anthony. A Comparative Study of the Idea of the Science of Education in the Works of John Dewey and Edward L. Thorndike. Ed.D. Dissertation, Case Western Reserve University.

Schultz, Frederick Marshall. The Concept of Community in the Philosophy of John Dewey. Dissertation, Education Dept., Indiana University.

Shipka, Thomas Albert. Social Conflict and Re-construction. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Boston College. Youngstown State University (DAP 98-08)

Shirley, Edward Salmon. A Proposal for a Contextualist Theory of Truth. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Massachusetts, advisor J. Swanson. Louisiana State University (DAP 74-98).

Stine, William David. The A Priori in John Dewey's Theory of Inquiry. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Harvard University, advisors Morton White, Burton Dreben. Wayne State University (DAP 98-00).

Todd, Quinton Robert. James, Whitehead, and Radical Empiricism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Pennsylvania State University, advisor John Anderson.

Williston, Frank Samuel. A Comparative Analysis of John Dewey's Theory of Valuation. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Minnesota.

Woodard, James Edwin, Jr. Pragmatism and Pragmaticism in James and Howells. Dissertation, English Dept., University of New Mexico.

1968

Almeder, Robert Francis. The Metaphysical and Logical Realism of Charles Sanders Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Pennsylvania, advisor Murray Murphey. State University of New York at Oswego (1967-1972), Georgia State University (1972- ).

Curley, Thomas Vincent. Peirce's Search for a Method. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor Vincent Potter. Le Moyne College (1966-1999).

DeCesare, Richard Angelo. A Comparative Evaluation of the Social Self in the Philosophies of George Herbert Mead and Gabriel Marcel. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Boston College, advisor Donald Gallagher. Fitchberg State College (DAP 74-00).

Delany, Cornelius Francis. Mind and Nature in Cohen, Woodbridge, and Sellars. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University, advisor James Collins. University of Notre Dame (DAP 74-00).

Dennis, Lawrence John Watson. The Implications of Dewey's Esthetics for the Teaching of Music. Dissertation, Education Dept., Southern Illinois University.

Earle, William James. James' Stream of Thought as a Point of Departure for Metaphysics. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisor Justus Buchler. Long Island University (DAP 74); Bernard Baruch College of CUNY (DAP 98-08).

Egyed, Bela Imre. Reference and Intensionality: An Essay on Quine's Philosophy of Logic. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., McGill University. Carleton University (DAP 74-00).

Green, Thomas Henry. The Idea of Novelty in Peirce and Whitehead. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Notre Dame, advisor E. McMullin.

Herbenick, Raymond Michael. C. S. Peirce and Contemporary Theories of the Systems Concept and Systems Approach to Problem Solving and Decision Making. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Georgetown University, advisor Jesse Mann. University of Dayton (DAP 74).

Higgins, David Jeremiah. Possibility in Peirce and Heidegger: A Propaedutic for Synthesis. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Missouri, advisor W. Oliver. West Georgia College (DAP 74).

Keen, Tom Clifton. George Herbert Mead's Social Theory of Meaning and Experience. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Ohio State University, advisor Virgil Hinshaw. Heidelberg College (DAP 74).

Nagy, Paul. The Doctrine of Experience in the Philosophy of Jonathan Edwards. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (DAP 98-00).

Park, Bong Mok. An Analysis of the Ideas of John Dewey and Reinhold Niehbuhr on Social Justice and the Implications of these Ideas for Korean Education. Dissertation, Education Dept., New York University.

Podeschi, Ronald Lee. John Dewey: Education, Educators, and Social Change. Dissertation, Education Dept., Northwestern University.

Prendergast, Thomas Love. Matter in the Physical World of Descartes. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University, advisor Richard Blackwell. Maryville College (1966-68), Marquette University (1968- ).

Roda, Anthony. Cognitive Structures. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Southern Illinois University, advisor Lewis Hahn. State University of New York College at Oneonta (1967- ).

Roelofs, Charles Richard, Jr. Some Problems in the Moral Philosophy of C. I. Lewis. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Rochester, advisor Robert Holmes. Kirkland College (DAP 74).

Salesses, William Edward, Jr. A Statement of the Ethical Theories of Pragmatism and Thomism as Expressed by John Dewey and Jacques Maritain. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Claremont Graduate School.

Seidensticker, William David. Peirce's Theory of Esthetics and Normative Science. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor Robert Neville. Southeast Missouri State College (DAP 74).

Shaw, Marvin Cabrera. Naturalism and the Divine: The Possibility of a Naturalistic Theism Based on the Philosophies of Santayana and Dewey. Dissertation, Religion Dept., Columbia University.

Skidmore, Arthur Whitford, III. Studies in Peirce's Theories of Logic. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Texas, advisor Irwin Lieb. University of Kansas (DAP 74-00).

Stich, Stephen P. Grammars, Psychological Theories, and Turing Machines. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Princeton University, advisor Paul Benacerraf. Rutgers University (DAP 98-00).

Tarr, Elvira R. The Epistemology of Charles Sanders Peirce and its Relation to Education. Dissertation, Education Dept., New York University.

Terry, Jack Doutree, Jr. A Critical Analysis of John Dewey's Concept of Pragmatism and Evidences of Similarities in Southern Baptist Primary Sunday School Curriculum (1962-1966). Dissertation, Religion Dept., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Vanden Burgt, Robert Joseph. Philosophical Roots of the Finite God Theories of William James and Edgar Sheffield Brightman. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Marquette University, advisor Beatrice Zedler. St. Norbert College (DAP 74-00).

Vetter, Patricia Louise. The Theory of Community in Charles S. Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University, advisor James Collins.

Wilkerson, Kenneth E. A Framework for a Theory of Rhetoric Based on the Writings of George Herbert Mead. Dissertation, Speech Dept., University of Florida.

Zanoni, Candido P. Logical Pragmatism: The Philosophy of Vailati. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Minnesota.

1967

Baird, Robert Malcolm. John Dewey and Richard Brandt: A Study in the Justification of Ethical Principles. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Emory University, advisors J. Wilcox and L. Loemker. Oglethorpe College (1966-67), Nebraska Wesleyan University (1967-68), Baylor University (1968- ).

Broyer, John Albin. The Ethical Theory of George Herbert Mead. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Southern Illinois University, advisor S. Morris Eames. Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (DAP 74).

Darmstadter, Howard Michael. W. V. O. Quine on Translation. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Princeton University, advisor Paul Benacerraf. University of Massachusetts (DAP 74).

Deeves, Evelyn Irene. The Implications of the Dewey-Bruner Philosophies for Curriculum Planning. Dissertation, Education Dept., Florida State University.

Fauser, John Joseph. The Theory of Freedom in William James. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University, advisor James Collins.

Hodges, Michael Pahlow. Quine on "Ontological Commitments." Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Virginia, advisor James Cargile. Vanderbilt University (DAP 74-00).

Hullett, James Neal. C. I. Lewis and World Order: A Critical Analysis of Lewis on the Given, the Concept, and the A Priori in Mind and the World Order. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Brandeis University, advisors Nelson Goodman and Israel Scheffler. Boston University (DAP 74), Hackett Publishing Company (DAP 00).

Idomir, Louise Sokoloski. An Analysis of the Philosophical Compatibility of Carl Rogers' Client-Centered Counseling and John Dewey's Pragmatism. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Tulsa.

Koch, Donald Frederick. John Dewey's Psychology of Ethics. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Claremont Graduate School, advisor Robert Fogelin. Michigan State University (DAP 74-00).

Mikula, Donald Max. The Concept of the Moral Self in Dewey's Ethical Theory. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Southern Illinois University, advisor S. Morris Eames.

Miles, Edith I. A Search for Romantic Elements in some aspects of John Dewey's Educational Theory. Ed.D. Dissertation, Rutgers University.

Neely, Frank Wright. The Metaphysics of Action. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University. University of Illinois (DAP 74-00).

Parker, Harold Leftridge. C. I. Lewis' Ethical Theory based upon his Conceptions of the Good and the Right. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Emory University, advisors J. Wilcox and P. Kuntz. Middle Tennessee State University (DAP 74).

Pfunter, Carl Herman. An Examination of the Extent of Philosophical Dependence, Methodological and Metaphysical, of John Dewey on Charles Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Georgetown University, advisors Jesse Mann, William Haymond, Thomas McTighe. George Washington University (DAP 74).

Platt, Thomas Walter. Spencer and James on Mental Categories: A Re-evaluation in Light of Modern Biology. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Pennsylvania. West Chester State College (DAP 74-00).

Roth, John King. An Appraisal of the Ethics of William James. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University, advisor John Wild. Claremont McKenna College (1966-2007); DePauw University (2007-2008).

Savage, Rosa Tiampo. Nature and Naturalism in John Dewey. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University, advisor James Collins.

Saydah, John Roger. C. I. Lewis: A Study in Ethics. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University. Ohio University (DAP 74).

Singer, Beth Judith. Order and Liberty in Human Life: A Study of Santayana's Metaphysics of Society. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisors Justus Buchler and David Sidorsky. Brooklyn College of CUNY (DAP 74-00).

Skrupskelis, Ignas Kestutis. The Problem of God in the Philosophy of Josiah Royce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Toronto, advisors Marcus Long, D. Evans. University of South Carolina (DAP 74-00).

To, Cho-yee. John Dewey's Conception of the Relation of Education to the Democratic Ideal. Dissertation, Education Dept., Southern Illinois University.

Toland, William Gipsy. The Later Wittgenstein and Classical Pragmatism: A Critical Appraisal. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of North Carolina, advisor E. M. Adams. Baylor University (DAP 74).

Turley, Peter Thomas. Peirce on the Laws of Nature. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisors Quentin Lauer, W. Stokes, Robert Pollock.

Whiting, D. Douglas. The Meaning of Love in Education: Charles Peirce's Conception in Educational Perspective. Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.

Wu, Joseph Sen. The Problem of Existential Import in Dewey's Theory of Propositions. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Southern Illinois University, advisor Elizabeth Eames. California State University, Sacramento (DAP 74-00).

1966

Albright, Gary Lewis. The Concept of Perspective in George Herbert Mead and José Ortega y Gasset. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisors Justus Buchler, Albert Hofstadter, John H. Randall, Jr.

Anderson, Emerald Balboa. Semantic Problems in Dewey's Logic. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Syracuse University, advisor Sheldon Peterfreund.

Beatty, Richard Donohue. The Logical Foundations of Peirce's Categories, 1867-1885. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Notre Dame, advisor O. Bird.

Cahn, Steven Mark. Fatalism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisors Arthur Danto and Charles Parsons. University of Vermont (DAP 74); City University of New York (DAP 98-00).

Capestany, Edward. The Subconscious in James' Explanation of Religious Experience. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Ottawa, advisor Jerzy Wojciechowski.

Charron, William Cletus. An Exposition and Analysis of William James' Views of the Nature of Man. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Marquette University, advisor Beatrice Zedler. Saint Louis University (DAP 74-00).

Dunn, Dorothy Ann. The Problem of Dualism in John Dewey. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University, advisor James Collins.

Feinberg, Walter. A Comparative Study of the Social Philosophies of John Dewey and Bernard Bosanquet. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Boston University, advisors M. W. Wartofsky, K. D. Benne. Oakland University (1965-67); Educational Policy Studies Dept., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (1967- ).

Freed, Robert Bruce. Two Competing Models of the Mind: An Argument for Mentalism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of California, Berkeley, advisor Charles Chihara. University of Western Ontario (DAP 98-00).

Hockney, Donald James. Certainty and Objective Statements: An Examination of C. I. Lewis's Theory of Empirical Knowledge. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Cornell University. University of West Ontario (DAP 74).

Laudan, Larry Lynn. The Idea of a Physical Theory from Galileo to Newton. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Princeton University, advisor C. Gillispie. University of Hawaii, Manoa (DAP 90).

Lawrence, Gordon Dwight. John Dewey's Curriculum Theory. Dissertation, Education Dept., Claremont Graduate University.

Mercieca, Charles. An Investigation into the Applicability of Dewey's Methodology in All American Schools, Public and Private. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Kansas.

Metz, Joseph G. A Critical Analysis of the Theory of Democracy in the Philosophy of John Dewey. Dissertation, Political Science Dept., Catholic University of America.

Meyers, Robert George. Belief and Truth in Charles Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., State University of New York at Buffalo, advisor Edward Madden. State University of New York at Albany (DAP 74-00).

Ransdell, Joseph Morton. Charles Peirce: The Idea of Representation. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisors Justus Buchler, John H. Randall, Jr. Texas Tech University (1974-2000).

Rosenthal, Sandra Brener. A Systematic Expansion of C. I. Lewis' Conceptual Pragmatism with reference to the Philosophies of Peirce and Mead. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Tulane University, advisor Harold Lee. Loyola University, New Orleans (1969- ).

Rott, Robert Kenneth. Toward John Dewey's Theory of Communication. Ed.D. Dissertation, State University of New York at Buffalo.

Seigfried, Hans. Wahrheit und Metaphysik bei Suarez. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Bonn, advisor Gottfried Martin. Loyola University, Chicago (1968- ).

Taylor, Albert J. Dewey and Russell as Educational Theorists: A Comparative Analysis. Ed.D. Dissertation, Rutgers University.

Troxell, Eugene A. A Critical Analysis of C. I. Lewis' Views on Logical Necessity. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Chicago. San Diego State University (DAP 74-00).

Wilshire, Bruce Withington. Natural Science and Phenomenology: William James' Principles of Psychology as a Search for Reconciliation. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., New York University. Rutgers University (DAP 74-00).

1965

Austin, Ernest Hampton, Jr. John Dewey's Application of History: The Relation of Past Events to Contemporary Problems as Presented by the Experimental Philosophy of History. Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Florida.

Cook, Gary Alan. The Self as Moral Agent: A Study in the Philosophy of George Herbert Mead. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University. Beloit College (1965- ).

Davis, William Hatcher. The Philosophy of C. S. Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Rice University, advisor Konstantin Kolenda. Auburn University (DAP 74-00).

Erpenbeck, James Richard. The Relation of Pragmatism and Realism in the Philosophy of C. S. Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Notre Dame, advisor J. Fitzgerald. Saint Leo College (DAP 74).

Flay, Joseph Charles. Hegel and Dewey and the Problem of Freedom. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Southern California, advisor William Werkmeister. Pennsylvania State University (DAP 74-00).

Goodwin, George Dolliver. William James's Concept of the Self in the Light of Selected Contemporary Personality Theories. Dissertation, Psychology Dept., Boston University.

Griffin, Robert Lewis. Misconception of John Dewey's Educational Philosophy by Contemporary Critics. Ed.D. Dissertation, Oklahoma State University.

Hammond, John Luther. Perry, Dewey, C. I. Lewis, and Critics of Ethical Naturalism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Stanford University, advisor J. Mothershead. Portland State University (DAP 74-00).

Hare, Peter Hewitt. G. H. Mead's Metaphysics of Sociality. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisors Justus Buchler, Arthur Danto, John H. Randall, Jr., David Sidorsky. State University of New York at Buffalo (1962-2001).

Kline, William Eugene. A Critique of Carl Rogers' Therapeutic Conditions: An Examination from the Knowledge-Views of Dewey and Bentley. Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Denver.

Potter, Vincent George. Peirce's Ontological Pragmatism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University, advisor John E. Smith. Fordham University (DAP 74-98).

Riley, Buddy Gresham. The Self, Self-Knowledge and Pragmaticism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University, advisor Richard Bernstein. New College (DAP 74).

Stevens, Edward Vincent. G. H. Mead on the Moral Self. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University, advisor J. Collins. Canisius College (DAP 74).

Wellbank, Joseph Harris. The Use of Reason in Ethics: E. S. Brightman, C. I. Lewis, and S. E. Toulmin. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Boston University, advisors P. Bertocci and J. Lavely. Northeastern University (DAP 74).

1964

Broyles, James Earl. The Role of Common Sense in the Empiricism of Charles Sanders Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Washington, advisor Arthur Smullyan. Washington State University (DAP 74-00).

Ch'eng, Chung-ying. Peirce's and Lewis' Theories of Induction. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Harvard University, advisors R. Firth and D. Williams. University of Hawaii (DAP 74-00).

Driscoll, Leo Cornelius. The Methodology of Charles Sanders Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor Robert Pollock.

Francis, Richard P. The Doctrine of Natural Selection in John Dewey's Value Theory. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Notre Dame, advisor L. R. Ward. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (DAP 74-00).

Gaye, Vera M. La teoria e la critica letteraria di Giovanni Papini. Dissertation, Modern Language and Literature, New York University.

Greenlee, Douglas Arthur. The Sign Theory of C. S. Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University. Temple University (DAP 74).

Grunewald, Robert Nichol. An Exposition of John Dewey's Concept of the Problematic Situation and an Appraisal of that Concept from the Standpoint of the Ames Demonstrations in Perception. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Claremont Graduate School.

Harman, Gilbert H. Skepticism and the Definition of Knowledge. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Harvard University, advisors R. Firth and W. V. Quine. Princeton University (DAP 98-00).

Marcel, David Wyburn. Progress and Pragmatism: A Study of the Idea of Progress in the Writings of William James, John Dewey, and Charles Beard. Dissertation, English Dept., Yale University.

Morrow, Frank Aaron, Jr. Pragmatic Paradoxes. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Michigan. Western Washington Satte College (DAP 74).

Olshewsky, Thomas M. Intentions and Oppositions: An Organon for Axiological Inquiry. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Emory University, advisor Richard Hocking. University of Kentucky (DAP 98-00).

Power, Robert Joseph. The Bases of Political Rights in the Philosophy of John Dewey. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Emory University, advisor Richard Hocking. Wright State University (DAP 74).

Tursman, Richard Allen. Nietzsche's View of Science and Art. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, advisor Max Fisch. York University, Glendon (DAP 98-00, retired in 1997).

Van Marter, Leslie Edward. Categories as a Non-Arbitrary Finite System of Mutually Irreducible Simple Entities: A Study Based on Comparative Analysis of Aristotle, Kant, and Charles Sanders Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Chicago, advisor Richard McKeon. California State College, San Bernardino (DAP 74), Columbia College Chicago (DAP 00).

Weiss, Donald Herbert. George Herbert Mead's Personality Theory: A Comparison with that of Sigmund Freud and with Neurophysiology. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Tulane University, advisor Harold Lee. University of Texas (DAP 74).

Zeman, Joseph Jay. The Graphical Logic of C. S. Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Chicago, advisor Lars Svenonius. University of Florida (DAP 74-00).

1963

Appleby, Peter Clare. A Critical Study of Peirce's Philosophical Theology. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Texas, advisor Charles Hartshorne. University of Utah (DAP 74-00, deceased 27 May 2000).

Bahn, Lorene Anna. Principles of Educational Administration Based Upon the Writings of John Dewey. Ed.D. Dissertation, Washington University.

Barry, Robert M. The Epistemology of Talcott Parsons. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor Robert Pollock. Loyola University, Chicago (1963-1999).

Bluestone, Natalie Suzanne Harris. Time and Consciousness in Jean-Paul Sartre and William James. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Johns Hopkins University, advisors L. Edelstein, Victor Lowe, R. Girard.

Clarke, David Sterling, Jr. An Interpretation of Charles Peirce's Category of Firstness. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Emory University, advisor Charles Hartshorne. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (DAP 74-00).

Eastman, George Herbert. John Dewey on Education: The Formative Years. Dissertation, Education Dept., Harvard University.

Greer, Melvin Emal. Triumph of the Spirit: Royce's Theory of the One and the Many. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Tulane University, advisor Andrew Reck. University of Louisville (DAP 74-00).

Heslep, Robert Durham. The Views of Jefferson and Dewey as Bases for Clarifying the Role of Education in an American Democratic State. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Chicago.

Kerr-Lawson, Angus. A Filter Description of the Homomorphisms of the Algebra of Bounded Analytic Functions on the Unit Disk. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., McMaster University. University of Waterloo (1958- ).

Kinrade, Annie Dorothy. Discipline and Freedom in Education: A Comparison of Theories of John Dewey and Bertrand Russell. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Toronto.

MacDonald. Audrey. Peirce's Philosophy of Mind. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Texas, advisor Charles Hartshorne.

MacMillan, Donald. William James' Philosophy of Religion, with Specific Reference to His Philosophy of Mind. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Toronto.

Manicas, Peter Theodore. The Concept of the Individual in Philosophies of William Graham Sumner, William James, Josiah Royce, and Lester Ward. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., State University of New York at Buffalo, advisors Marvin Farber, Rollo Handy. Queens College of CUNY (DAP 74); University of Hawaii, Sociology Department.

Merrill, Kenneth Rogers. Whitehead's Theory of Givenness. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Northwestern University, advisor Robert Browning. University of Oklahoma (DAP 74-00).

Mesthene, Emmanuel George. Some Views about the Nature of Intelligibility. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University.

Pedram, Manouchehr. A Critical Comparison of the Educational Theories and Practices of John Amos Comenius with John Dewey's Concept of Experience. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Kansas.

Punzo, Vincent Christopher. Royce on the Problem of Individuality. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University, advisor James Collins. Saint Louis University (DAP 74-2006).

Roberts, Don Davis. The Existential Graphs of Charles S. Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Illinois, advisor Max Fisch. University of Waterloo (DAP 74-00).

Spencer, Thomas Eugene. Education and American Liberalism: A Comparison of the Views of Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and John Dewey. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Weaver, Earl James. John Dewey: A Spokesman for Progressive Liberalism. Dissertation, History Dept., Brown University.

Wintterle, John Francis. John Dewey: Instrumentalism and Social Problems. Dissertation, History Dept., University of Oregon.

1962

Bailey, James Lawrence. Ordinal Numbers and the Axiom of Choice in Quine's New Foundations. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Harvard University.

Beard, Robert William. The Concept of Rationality in the Philosophy of William James. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Michigan. Florida State University (DAP 74).

Berleant, Arnold. Logical and Social Doctrine: Dewey's Methodological Approach to Social Philosophy. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., State University of New York at Buffalo, advisors Marvin Farber, Rollo Handy. Long Island University (DAP 74).

Brown, Patricia Babcock. An Analysis of the Theories of John Dewey and Alfred North Whitehead on the Qualitative Aspect of Experience and the Relation of these Theories to Education. Dissertation, Education Dept., New York University.

Ellin, Joseph S. George Herbert Mead's Philosophy of Mind. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University, advisor John E. Smith. Western Michigan University (DAP 74-00).

Fuss, Peter Lawrence. The Structure of Royce's Ethical Theory. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Harvard University. University of Missouri-St. Louis (?-?).

Gorospe, Vitaliano Rebuldela. Moral Obligation in John Dewey's Ethical Naturalism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University, advisor Vernon Burke.

Hermann, Robert Martin. The Relevance of Recent Educational Criticism to the Thought of John Dewey. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Pittsburgh, advisor O. L. Reiser. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (DAP 74-00).

Holmes, Larry. Charles S. Peirce and Scientific Metaphysics. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Harvard University. State University of New York College at New Paltz  (DAP 74-98).

Kim, Jaegwon. Explanation, Prediction, and Retrodiction: Some Logical and Pragmatic Considerations. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Princeton University, advisors Carl Hempel, Paul Benacerraf. Brown University (DAP 98-00).

Long, Jerome Bowman. Dewey and Pragmatism: Towards a True Conception of Values in Process. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor Robert Pollock. Eastern Illinois University (DAP 74).

MacMillan, Donald. William James' Philosophy of Religion, With Special Reference to his Philosophy of Mind. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Toronto, advisor J. A. Irving.

Mathers, Ruth Anna Hall [Ruth Anna Putnam]. The Interpretation of Theoretical Statements. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of California, Los Angeles, advisor Rudolf Carnap. Wellesley College (1963- ).

Nissen, Lowell Allen. John Dewey's Theory of Inquiry and Truth. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Nebraska, advisor Robert Dewey. University of Arkasas (DAP 74-00).

Oppenheim, Frank Mathias. Royce's Mature Idea of General Metaphysics. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Saint Louis University. Xavier University (1961- ).

Troutner, Leroy Franklin. Educational Implications of Existentialism: An Analysis and Comparison of Martin Heidegger and John Dewey. Dissertation, Education Dept., Stanford University.

Wetzel, Charles Robert. A Critical Evaluation of John Dewey's Theory of Inquiry. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Nebraska, advisor Robert Dewey. Milligan College (1961-1980), University of Birmingham, England (1980-1991), Emmanuel School of Religion (1991- ).

1961

Anderson, Frederick Mitchell. John Dewey's Critique of Philosophies. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Harvard University. Eastern Michigan University (DAP 74).

Barrett, Robert Burke, Jr. C. I. Lewis's Analytic Method. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Johns Hopkins University, advisors Victor Lowe, A. L. Hammond. Washington University at Saint Louis (DAP 74-00).

Brennan, Bernard Patrick. The Moral Implications of James's Pragmatism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor J. Q. Lauer. Pace College (DAP 74).

Brodsky, Garrett Martin. John Dewey's Theory of Inquiry. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University, advisor John E. Smith. University of Connecticut (DAP 74-00).

Donnellan, Keith Sedgwick. C. I. Lewis and the Foundations of Necessary Truth. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Cornell University, advisor Max Black. University of California, Los Angeles (DAP 74-00).

Ezorsky, Gertrude. Truth as Warranted Performance: A Synthesis of John Dewey's and P. F. Strawson's Concepts of Truth. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., New York University, advisor Sidney Hook. Brooklyn College of CUNY (DAP 74-00).

Fairbanks, Matthew Jerome. C. S. Peirce and Nineteenth Century Positivism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Notre Dame, advisor H. Nielsen. University of Scranton (1960- ).

Fitzgerald, John Joseph. Peirce's Theory of Signs as the Foundation for his Pragmatism. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Tulane University, advisor James Feibleman. Southeast Massachusetts University (DAP 74), University of South Carolina, Beaufort (DAP 98-00).

Gale, Richard M. Time in Analytical Philosophy. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., New York University, advisor Sidney Hook. University of Pittsburgh (1964- ).

Goodman, Frederick Lewis. The Critics of John Dewey. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Michigan.

Holmes, Robert Lawrence. John Dewey's Ethics in the Light of Contemporary Metaethical Theory: An Analysis and Interpretation of his Account of the Nature of Moral Judgments. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Michigan, advisor C. L. Stevenson. University of Rochester (DAP 74-00).

Lachs, John. A Critical Examination of Santayana's Philosophy of Mind. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University, advisor Wilfrid Sellars. Vanderbilt University (DAP 74-00).

Lee, Donald Soule. Creativity and Control in the Scientific Method. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University. Tulane University (DAP 74-00).

Mayeroff, Milton. John Dewey's Concept of the Unification of the Self: An Exposition and Critique. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisor R. D. Cumming. State University of New York College at Cortland (DAP 74).

Painter, Jack Whitfield. A Semiotic Approach to Some Problems and Theories in the Interpretation of Metaphors. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Emory University.

Reilly, William Francis, Jr. The Pragmatism of William James as a Religious Philosophy. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor J. Q. Lauer. Manhattan College (DAP 74).

Ross, Stephen David. The Philosophy of Experience: An Analysis of the Concept of Experience in the Philosophy of John Dewey. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University, advisor Justus Buchler. State University of New York at Binghamton (DAP 74-00).

Roth, Robert Joseph. The Conditions for Self-Realization in the Philosophy of John Dewey. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Fordham University, advisor Robert Pollock. Fordham University (DAP 74-00).

Rouner, Leroy S. Idealism, Christianity, and a World Faith: William Ernest Hocking's View of Christianity and its Relation to Non-Christian Religions. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Columbia University. Boston University (DAP 98-00).

Sanchez, Ray. John Dewey, Jean-Paul Sartre and the Modern Metaphysics of Value. Dissertation, Education Dept., Columbia University.

Segal, Sol. Science and Values: A Comparative Study of the Relations between Science and Values, particularly Ethical Values, in the Writings of John Dewey and Frederick Engels. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., New York University.

Shermis, Sherwin Samuel. John Dewey's Social and Political Philosophy: Its Implications for Social Studies Education. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Kansas.

Smyth, Richard Andrew. Kant's Theory of Reference. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Indiana University. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (DAP 74-00).

Yamamoto, Seisaku. The Philosophy of Pure Experience. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Emory University.

1960

Bails, Jerry Gwin. A Study of the Functional Relationships between Logic and Pragmatics in Polemic Discourse. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Baird, Ronald James. The Application of John Dewey's Philosophy to Industrial Arts Teacher Education. Ed.D. Dissertation, Michigan State University.

Bednar, Charles S. John Dewey's Rationale for a Democratic Society. Dissertation, Political Science Dept., Columbia University.

Boler, John Francis. The Structure of Realism in the Philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Harvard University. University of Washington (DAP 74-00).

Brent, Joseph Lancaster, Jr. A Study of the Life of Charles Sanders Peirce. Dissertation, History Dept., University of California, Los Angeles.

Brinkley, Alan Burruss. The Phenomenology of C. S. Peirce. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Tulane University, advisor James Feibleman.

Carloye, Jack Cloyd. Reason as a Natural Function in the Philosophy of John Dewey. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Illinois, advisor H. M. Tiebout. Washington State University (DAP 74).

Dang van Toan, F. Ferdinand. Education sociale d'apres Platon et J. Dewey. Dissertation, Psychology Dept., Université Laval, Canada.

Donoso, Anton Edward. The Relationship Between Common Sense and Science According to John Dewey. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Toronto. University of Detroit (DAP 74).

Dougherty, Jude P. Recent American Naturalism: A Critique. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Catholic University of America, advisor J. K. Ryan. Catholic University of America (DAP 74-00).

Hausman, Carl Ransdell. Creativity in Art. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Northwestern University. Pennsylvania State University (DAP 74-00).

Hocutt, Max Oliver. The Logical Foundations of Peirce's Theory of Values. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Yale University, advisor John E. Smith. University of Alabama (1965- ).

Koller, Alice Ruth. The Concept of Emotion: A Study of the Analyses of James, Russell, and Ryle. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Radcliffe College. East Carolina University (DAP 74).

Maue, James Brooks. Value and Obligation: An Integration of the Theories of Ralph Barton Perry, C. I. Lewis, DeWitt Parker, and Charles L. Stevenson. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., University of Southern California. California State University, Long Beach (1961-1983, retired in 1983, DAP 00).

Oswalt, Howard Crane. Process and Product in Art and Education with special emphasis on the Philosophy of John Dewey. Dissertation, Education Dept., University of Southern California.

Turner, William Stephen, III. A Logical and Epistemological Critique of Contemporary Nominalism with regard to the Problem of Universals. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Emory University, advisor Richard Hocking.

Yonemori, Yuji. Dewey's Theory of Language and Meaning: Its Philosophical and Educational Implications. Dissertation, Education Dept., Ohio State University.

Zweig, Arnulf. Theories of Real Definition: A Study of the Views of Aristotle, C. I. Lewis, and Wittgenstein. Dissertation, Philosophy Dept., Stanford University, advisor Donald Davidson. University of Oregon (DAP 74-00).